Lions coach Dan Campbell pays emotional tribute to former teammate Larry Allen a day after Cowboys legend's shock death READ MORE: Emmitt Smith fights tears in heartbreaking tribute to Larry Allen READ MORE: Larry Allen's daughter in 'shock' over his 'nightmare' death By Leocciano Callao Published: 22:26, 4 June 2024 | Updated: 22:29, 4 June 2024 e-mail View comments Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell paid an emotional tribute to his former teammate Larry Allen following the latter's shocking death on Monday. The Hall of Fame lineman's family reported that Allen died 'suddenly' on Sunday while on vacation in Mexico. He was 52.
Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Campbell, who played with Allen for three seasons, honored his life and expressed his condolences towards his late teammates' family. 'Larry was a teammate of mine for three years at Dallas,' Campbell said. 'Thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
' 'Anybody who was around Larry will tell you what an unbelievable dude he was. What an unbelievable human being, an unbelievable teammate. And then his play on the field speaks for itself - he was a rare, rare player.
' Dan Campbell paid an emotional tribute to Larry Allen after the Cowboys legend's death Allen's family shared that he 'suddenly' passed away on Sunday in Mexico, he was 52 Read More BREAKING NEWS Dallas Cowboys legend and Super Bowl winner Larry Allen dies suddenly aged 52 while on vacation with his family in Mexico Allen spent the first 11 years of his NFL.