| Sonny Gordon | |
| Number: | 31, 18, 16 |
| Position: | Defensive back |
| Birth Date: | 30 July 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Dublin, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 192 |
| High School: | Middletown (Ohio) |
| College: | Ohio State |
| Draftyear: | 1987 |
| Draftround: | 6 |
| Draftpick: | 157 |
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| Pfr: | GordSo20 |
Denman Preston Gordon (July 30, 1965 – April 26, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL).
Gordon was born in Lynn, Massachusetts,[1] but attended Middletown High School in Ohio. He was both a basketball and football standout, as well as president of his senior class.[2]
He played collegiately for the Ohio State Buckeyes,[3] where, as a senior, he was honored by Gannett News Service as a third-team All-American.[4]
Gordon was selected by his hometown Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 1987 NFL draft,[5] but was released at the final roster cuts. He signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and appeared in seven games for them.[1]
Gordon was out of professional football during the 1988 season, but joined the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL the following year. He appeared in 33 games for the Tiger-Cats, over the course of two seasons, recording four interceptions, three of which he returned for touchdowns. He finished his career playing a single season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1991.[6]
Gordon died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, in Dublin, Ohio, on April 26, 2023. He was 57.[2] [6]