Hassen I. Abdellah

Football

A four-year letterman and former standout tailback and return specialist for the Bucknell football team, Hassen Abdellah graduated as the school record holder with 3,484 all-purpose yards. He compiled 1,543 career rushing yards, graduating in the top 10 all-time. A resident of Elizabeth, N.J., Abdellah led the team in scoring with nine touchdowns in 1978 and led the squad in receiving yards (129) in 1979. He averaged 121 all-purpose yards per game in 1978 and averaged nearly 10 yards per punt return during his career. In one memorable game against Lehigh during his senior year, Abdellah had a 91-yard touchdown run and an 83-yard punt return for a touchdown. An ECAC all-star as a senior, Abdellah, who was known as Allen Simmons during his first three years at Bucknell, twice won the team’s Big Blue Award as the outstanding back or receiver. (Bucknell Hall of Fame Class of 2004)