Profile | |
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Position | Guard |
Personal information | |
Born | Portland, Oregon, U.S. | July 17, 1954
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | A.C. Davis (Yakima, Washington) |
College | Gavilan JC (1971–1972) UCLA (1973–1974) |
NFL draft | 1975: 17th round, 428th overall pick |
Career history | |
1975 | Toronto Argonauts |
1979–80 | Calgary Stampeders |
1983 | Washington Federals |
1984 | Memphis Showboats |
Awards and highlights | |
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]