The Okanagan Sun are proud to announce CFL Legend Damon Allen will be the guest speaker at the Annual Scholarship Dinner on October 11, 2012 at the Coast Capri Hotel.

Allen was recently elected in the CFL Hall of Fame after playing 22 seasons and winning four Grey Cups with three different teams. Over the course of his outstanding career, Allen would play with six different teams including the Edmonton Eskimos (twice), Ottawa Rough Riders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Memphis Mud Dogs, BC Lions and Toronto Argonauts.

He currently sits second all time throwing 72,381 yards and is third all time rushing the ball collecting 11,920 yards.  The San Diego native played 370 games, completed 5,158 passes and threw 394 touchdowns.  He would also rush for 93 touchdowns on 1,766 carries.

He retired on May 28, 2008 and is currently working on a number of different projects including acting as the Argos special advisor to CEO Mike “Pinball” Clemons.