Getty Larry Allen.
Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl champion and legend Larry Allen died “suddenly” while vacationing in Mexico on June 2, 2024, with his family, the team announced in a statement posted on X.
“With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Cowboys Legend Larry Allen 💙” the Dallas Cowboys shared on June 3. They did not release a cause of death.
Allen was 52 years old, according to a statement posted on the team’s website.
“The Dallas Cowboys are very saddened to share that Cowboys legend, Super Bowl champion, Cowboys Ring of Honor member, and pro Football Hall of Famer Larry Allen passed away suddenly while on vacation in Mexico with his family on Sunday,” the team wrote.
Larry Allen Leaves Behind a Wife & 3 Kids, the Cowboys Wrote
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Cowboys Legend Larry Allen 💙
According to the Cowboys, “Larry, known for his great athleticism and incredible strength, was one of the most respected, accomplished offensive linemen to ever play in the NFL.”
“His versatility and dependability were also signature parts of his career. Through that, he continued to serve as inspiration for many other players, defining what it means to be a great teammate, competitor and winner,” the team noted.
“He was deeply loved and cared for by his wife, Janelle – whom he referred to as his heart and soul, his daughters Jayla and Loriana and son, Larry III. The Jones family and the Cowboys extend their deepest condolences, thoughts and prayers to the Allen family and grieve along with the many other friends and Cowboys teammates that also loved Larry,” the Cowboys wrote.
Allen’s Instagram page, started in 2013, has fewer than 100 posts, including multiple photos of himself with his wife and kids. His last Instagram post was a video clip showing him playing football, posted in April.
The Dallas Cowboys Called Larry Allen ‘Arguably 1 of the Greatest Players in the History of the Cowboys’
Getty Former NFL player Larry Allen talks with Mackenzy Bernadeau of the Dallas Cowboys in 2014.
In a statement on the team’s website, the Cowboys called Allen “arguably one of the greatest players in the history of the Cowboys and perhaps the best offensive linemen in the NFL history.”
Allen was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013 following a 14-year career that included 11 Pro Bowls and seven consecutive All-Pro seasons. He was also a member of the All-Decade teams for the 1990s and 2000s. Allen played for the Cowboys from 1994 to 2005 and then spent two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers.
“Allen is one of three Cowboys in team history with double-digit Pro Bowl selections. He had 10 Pro Bowls and seven All-Pro selections with the Cowboys,” the Cowboys wrote. His 11th Pro Bowl came with the 49ers.
The Cowboys noted, “Allen was one of seven guards named to the NFL’s Top 100 players list that came out in 2019.”
The team wrote, “Drafted in the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft out of Sonoma State in California, Allen quickly showed the world his awesome combination of size and strength. However, it was another trait – speed – that probably got him on the NFL map early on.”