Hall of Fame Cowboys legend Larry Allen dies suddenly at 52 while vacationing

Larry Allen, the Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive lineman who won a Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys in 1995, died suddenly while on vacation in Mexico on Sunday, the Cowboys announced. He was 52.

Allen, an 11-time Pro Bowler and seven-time First Team All-Pro, spent the majority of his career with the Cowboys, helping a team led by the trio of Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin — along with star free-agent signee Deion Sanders — win their final Super Bowl together in his second NFL season.

He was later inducted into the Cowboys’ Ring of Honor and appeared with several of his fellow living inductees at the ceremony enshrining former Cowboys coach and FOX Sports NFL analyst Jimmy Johnson into the Ring of Honor in December. Allen was also honored in the NFL 1990s and 2000s All-Decade teams and the 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.

The NFL said in a statement it is “deeply saddened” by Allen’s passing.

“Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones,” the league said.

Irvin, who is now a contributor to FS1’s “Undisputed,” named Allen one of his favorite Cowboys teammates of all time during an appearance on his colleague Keyshawn Johnson’s podcast, “All Facts No Brakes,” in January.