John Motton

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John Motton
No. 42
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1967-06-20) June 20, 1967 (age 56)
Columbus, Ohio
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College: Akron
Undrafted: 1990
Career history
Career CFL statistics
Interceptions:11
Touchdowns:2
Sacks:5.0
Career Arena statistics
Interceptions:3
Sacks:6.0
Touchdowns:22
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

John Motton (born June 20, 1967) is a former American and Canadian football linebacker and fullback in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and Arena Football League (AFL). He played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Birmingham Barracudas of the CFL and the Iowa Barnstormers, Buffalo Destroyers of the AFL. Motton played college football at Akron. [1]

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References

  1. "John Motton Statistics on JustSportsStats.com". www.justsportsstats.com. Retrieved 2019-12-16.