ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The room was undecided.
Not on what position the Raiders wanted in the first round of the 1982 draft; they wanted a running back. But after their top two choices were already gone in Stanford's Darrin Nelson and Arizona State's Gerald Riggs, the Raiders were at a crossroads at pick No. 10.
Some in the room wanted Baylor's Walter Abercrombie. The name of Richmond's Barry Redden came up. The rest? They were keen on the reigning Heisman Trophy winner from USC. Guy by the name of Marcus Allen.
Thus began the most memorable draft moment in Raiders franchise history.