Hassen I. Abdellah (2004) - Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame

Hassen I. Abdellah

Induction:
2004
Class:
1980

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. Abdellah never missed a practice or a game in his four years, and he was also known as an outstanding blocking halfback in the Wing-T offense. After graduation, Abdellah attended law school at Seton Hall and later became a prominent attorney and assistant county prosecutor in his home state of New Jersey.
(Bucknell Hall of Fame Class of 2004)