Shane Horton

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Shane Horton
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Position Linebacker
Personal information
Born (1988-07-25) July 25, 1988 (age 37)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Notre Dame
College USC
Career history
2013–2014 Toronto Argonauts
2015 Edmonton Eskimos*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at CFL.ca

Shane Horton (born July 25, 1988) is an American former football linebacker. He played college football at USC. His brother is Wes Horton, a former defensive end for the Carolina Panthers.

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Early years

He attended Notre Dame High School in California. [1] In the 2006 high school season, he was to the All-CIF Pac-5 Division first team and was selected to the Los Angeles Daily News All-Area first team. [1] He also was named to the Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West and the Cal-Hi Sports All-State third team. [1]

Professional career

Toronto Argonauts

On December 19, 2012, he signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League as an undrafted free agent. [2]

On October 3, 2014, Horton was released by the Argonauts. [3]

Personal

Shane's father is Michael (Myke) Horton, former UCLA offensive lineman who played nine years as a backup on various NFL, CFL and USFL teams before becoming nationally known as "Gemini", one of the original American Gladiators (1989–1992). [4] [5] His brother, Wes Horton, is an American football defensive end who played college football at USC and professionally in the NFL for the Carolina Panthers and the New Orleans Saints. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "USC Profile". usctrojans.com.
  2. ↑ "Argonauts release veteran safety Boulay, sign two others". tsn.ca. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  3. ↑ "2014 TRANSACTIONS". argonauts.ca. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  4. ↑ Eric Sondheimer, Signs Are Good for These Sons of `Gemini', Los Angeles Times, October 6, 2006, accessed June 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ David Newton, Meet Wes Horton, son of a TV 'gladiator', ESPN.com, September 19, 2014, accessed June 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Saints sign former Panthers pass rusher Wes Horton".
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