Lynn Dwight Cain is a retired American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 running back

Running back

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 in the National Football League

National Football League

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College career

Cain played college football

College football

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 at the University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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 after transferring from East Los Angeles College

East Los Angeles College

East Los Angeles College is a community college of the Los Angeles Community College District in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park. Fourteen communities comprise its primary service area...

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Lynn Cain was starting fullback for 1979 USC Trojans, who won the National Title that year. Sharing the backfield

Backfield

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 with Lynn was Heisman Trophy

Heisman Trophy

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 winner Marcus Allen

Marcus Allen

Marcus LeMarr Allen is a former American football player and, until recently, was affiliated with CBS as a game analyst. As a professional, Allen ran for 12,243 yards and caught 587 passes for 5,412 yards during his career for both the Los Angeles Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs from 1982 to 1997...

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Professional career

Cain played for the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta Falcons

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 from 1979 to 1984 and for the Los Angeles Rams

History of the St. Louis Rams

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 in 1985. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1979 NFL Draft

1979 NFL Draft

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. He managed to have his best year in the NFL in his second season, 1980, rushing for over 900 yards and 8 touchdowns. Lynn wore #21 for the Falcons, and took the Falcons to the 1980 NFC Divisional Playoff Game (The Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles

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 defeated the Dallas Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys

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 20-7 in the NFC Championship), along with William Andrews and Steve Bartkowski

Steve Bartkowski

Steven Joseph "Steve" Bartkowski is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Los Angeles Rams...

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Coaching career

Cain was hired in December 2007, to coach his junior college

Junior college

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 alma mater, East Los Angeles College

East Los Angeles College

East Los Angeles College is a community college of the Los Angeles Community College District in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park. Fourteen communities comprise its primary service area...

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