Shane Horton | |
Birth Date: | July 25, 1988 |
Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Import: | yes |
Position1: | Linebacker |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lb: | 215 |
College: | USC |
High School: | Notre Dame |
Playing Years1: | – |
Playing Team1: | Toronto Argonauts |
Playing Team2: | Edmonton Eskimos |
Cfl: | 5669 |
Shane Horton (born July 25, 1988) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at USC. His brother is Wes Horton, a former defensive end for the Carolina Panthers.
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. He also was named to the Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West and the Cal-Hi Sports All-State third team.
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]
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]