Shane Horton Explained

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.

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. He also was named to the Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West and the Cal-Hi Sports All-State third team.

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USC Profile . usctrojans.com .
  2. Web site: Argonauts release veteran safety Boulay, sign two others . tsn.ca . December 19, 2012.
  3. Web site: 2014 TRANSACTIONS . argonauts.ca . October 4, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140802132312/http://argonauts.ca/page/2014-transactions . August 2, 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.