Jon Landon

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Jon Landon
No. 72/62
Positions Guard  • Tight end  • Centre
Personal information
Born (1979-07-25) July 25, 1979 (age 46)
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight285 lb (129 kg)
Career information
University Queen's
CFL draft 2002: 4th round, 33rd overall pick
Career history
2002 Montreal Alouettes*
2003 Hamilton Tiger-Cats*
2004–2006 Toronto Argonauts
2007 Edmonton Eskimos*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights

Stats at CFL.ca (archive)

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Jon Landon #62". Rosters. CFL.ca. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  2. ↑ "CFL Eskimos cut three". Toronto Star. 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  3. ↑ Hall, Vicki. "Axe falls on veteran Eskimos". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  4. ↑ Cleary, Martin (2008-10-06). "Former CFL player brings taste of Argos to Ashbury junior football program". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2009-03-14.


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