Jon Landon

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Jon Landon (Papa Jon)
No. 72/62
Nickname(s)Papa Jon
Born: (1979-07-25) July 25, 1979 (age 44)
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL status National
Position(s) G/TE/C
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight285 lb (129 kg)
University Queen's
CFL Draft 2002 / Round: 4 / Pick: 33
Drafted by Montreal Alouettes
Career history
As player
2002 Montreal Alouettes*
2003 Hamilton Tiger-Cats*
20042006 Toronto Argonauts
2007 Edmonton Eskimos*
*Offseason and/or practice roster member only
Career highlights and awards

Jonathon Landon (born July 25, 1979) is a former offensive lineman for the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts. [1] He was traded to the Edmonton Eskimos in February 2007 for future considerations [2] [3] but he chose to retire and begin his teaching career and raise his family in Ottawa, Ontario. [4]

Landon is currently Athletic Director at Ashbury College. and teaches Phys. Ed to grade 10, 11, and 12 students. He coaches the Ashbury's varsity football team to an OFSSA championship in 2018. In 2019, Landon's team defeated Colonel By 42–17 to win the NCSSAA (Ottawa) title, earning another trip the OFSSA's National Capital Bowl, which Ashbury lost to SOSSA champs Westmount Secondary of Hamilton.

Landon has also coaches Ashbury's track and field and basketball teams, after having starred in both sports himself.

He is also the tag teacher for tag 2C3 (Landon tag). and is beloved by his 11 'kids': Josh, Lilia, Axel, Connor, Arnav, Emma, Lily, Hannah, Kaia, Isy and Sarah.

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References

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  3. Hall, Vicki. "Axe falls on veteran Eskimos". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
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