Born: | Portland, Oregon, U.S. | July 17, 1954
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Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | G |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Weight | 260 lb (120 kg) |
College | UCLA |
NFL draft | 1975, Round: 17, Pick: 428 |
Drafted by | New England Patriots |
Career history | |
As player | |
1975 | Toronto Argonauts |
1979–80 | Calgary Stampeders |
Career highlights and awards | |
Michael "Myke" Horton (born July 17, 1954) is a former American gridiron football player who played professionally for the Calgary Stampeders and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). [1]
After his professional football career was curtailed by an Achilles tendon injury, Horton sought work in the entertainment industry. He was a game show contestant on Press Your Luck and Card Sharks . He is best known for appearing on five seasons of the television show American Gladiators as "Gemini" - the only one of the six original Gladiators in the pilot episode to stay with the series. [2] [3]
Horton grew up in Yakima, Washington before attending the UCLA to play football. After his athletic career, he became a personal trainer. [3] His two sons, Shane and Wes, also played professional football. [2]
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