Jon Landon (Papa Jon) | |
Birth Date: | 1979 7, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
Number: | 72/62 |
Status: | Retired |
Import: | no |
Position1: | Guard |
Position2: | Tight end |
Position3: | Centre |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lb: | 285 |
Cis: | Queen's |
Cfldraftedyear: | 2002 |
Cfldraftedround: | 4 |
Cfldraftedpick: | 33 |
Cfldraftedteam: | Montreal Alouettes |
Playing Team1: | Montreal Alouettes* |
Playing Team2: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Playing Years3: | – |
Playing Team3: | Toronto Argonauts |
Playing Team4: | Edmonton Eskimos |
Career Footnotes: | |
Career Highlights: |
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Cfl: | 258 |
Nickname: | Papa Jon |
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.