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John Helton

John Helton

American gridiron football player (born 1947)

For the professor of mathematics, see John William Helton. For John Helton (MP), see Appleby (UK Parliament constituency) and Carlisle (UK Parliament constituency).

John Helton (born 23 May 1947) is a former defensive tackle for the Calgary Stampeders from 1969 to 1978 and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1979 to 1982 of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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High school and college

John Helton graduated from Captain Jack High School in Mount Union, Pennsylvania. Helton was selected in the seventh round of the 1969 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills after a stellar career at Arizona State University, but opted to go to Canada.[1]

CFL

John Helton was a CFL-All Star 10 times in 14 years of play at defensive tackle. Helton won a Grey Cup with the Stampeders in 1971.[1] He also lost the 58th Grey Cup in 1970 to the Montreal Alouettes on a very muddy field.

Honors

Helton was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1986. He was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1993. In November 2006, Helton was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#12) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network The Sports Network/TSN, witth no defensive lineman being ahead of him.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Calgary's comfort lured Pennsylvania boys from prospect of NFL". Canadian Football League. August 8, 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Doug Flutie voted CFL's greatest player of modern era". SooToday.com.


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