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‘My dream team’: Former Penn State safety Marcus Allen feels at home with Pittsburgh Steelers

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Marcus Allen, with the same boyish smile and messy curly hair that endeared him to Penn State fans, walked off the Saint Vincent College practice field Tuesday and took a step back in time.

The date? Feb. 1, 2009. The occasion? Super Bowl XLIII.

Allen — who lived in Maryland but grew up in Pittsburgh — was at his cousin’s house in the 412 to celebrate Ben Roethlisberger’s last-minute touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes, the difference in the Steelers’ 27-23 win over the Arizona Cardinals.

“We go out on the strip and go nuts with everybody,” Allen told the CDT.