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Shane Horton

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Shane Horton
Date of birth (1988-07-25) July 25, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birthLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusInternational
Position(s)LB
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
US collegeUSC
High schoolNotre Dame
Career history
As player
20132014Toronto Argonauts
2015Edmonton Eskimos*
Career stats

Shane Horton (born July 25, 1988) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at USC. His brother is Wes Horton, a former defensive end for the Carolina Panthers.

Early years

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He attended Notre Dame High School in California.[1] In the 2006 high school season, he was to the All-CIF Pac-5 Division first team and was selected to the Los Angeles Daily News All-Area first team.[1] He also was named to the Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West and the Cal-Hi Sports All-State third team.[1]

Professional career

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Toronto Argonauts

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On December 19, 2012, he signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League as an undrafted free agent.[2]

On October 3, 2014, Horton was released by the Argonauts.[3]

Personal

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Shane's father is Michael (Myke) Horton, former UCLA offensive lineman who played nine years as a backup on various NFL, CFL and USFL teams before becoming nationally known as "Gemini", one of the original American Gladiators (1989–1992).[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "USC Profile". usctrojans.com.
  2. ^ "Argonauts release veteran safety Boulay, sign two others". tsn.ca. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  3. ^ "2014 TRANSACTIONS". argonauts.ca. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  4. ^ Eric Sondheimer, Signs Are Good for These Sons of `Gemini', Los Angeles Times, October 6, 2006, accessed June 21, 2015.
  5. ^ David Newton, Meet Wes Horton, son of a TV 'gladiator', ESPN.com, September 19, 2014, accessed June 21, 2015.
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