Larry Allen III talks with his father, Larry Allen Jr.
Photo by Dennis Lee
The 2013
De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) football team made it all the way to a state title game, and a lot of that had to do with a pair of big-time linemen who owe their size and football IQ to their fathers.
Larry Allen III, son of Hall of Fame lineman Larry Allen Jr., and Kahlil McKenzie, son of Oakland Raiders General Manager Reggie McKenzie, teamed up at the football powerhouse with spectacular results. Senior writer Mitch Stephens caught up with each for a bit during the season.
"As long as he's happy, that's all I ever cared about," Larry Jr. told Stephens. "Wherever he wants to go, I'll back him up.
"The only advice I give him on the field is to just
keep doing what you're doing, get off the ball and be physical.
Eventually you'll wear the other guy down."
McKenzie said his father's legacy is one he is proud to follow.
"I love my last name and all that comes with it. People always say ‘You're
Reggie's son?' And I always feel a sense of family pride."
