Shane Horton
No. --     Free Agent
Born: (1988-07-25) July 25, 1988
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)LB
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
CollegeUSC
High schoolNotre Dame
Career history
As player
20132014Toronto Argonauts
2015Edmonton Eskimos*

Shane Horton (born July 25, 1988) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at USC. His brother is Wes Horton, 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.[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]

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.
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