John Helton
| Date of birth: | May 23, 1947 |
| Career information | |
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| Position(s): | Defensive tackle |
| College: | Arizona State University |
| NFL Draft: | 11969 / Round: 7 / Pick 157 (By the Buffalo Bills) |
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| As player: | |
| 1969-1978 1979-1982 |
Calgary Stampeders Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star: | 1971-1979, 1982 |
| Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1986 | |
John Helton (born 1947) is a former defensive tackle for the Calgary Stampeders from 1969–1978 and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1979-1982 of the Canadian Football League.
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[edit] High school and college
John Helton graduated from Captain Jack High School in Mount Union, Central Pennsylvania. Helton was selected in the seventh round of the 1969 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills after a stellar career at Arizona State University, but opted to go to Canada.
[edit] CFL
John Helton was a CFL-All Star 10 times in 14 years of play at defensive tackle. Helton won a Grey Cup with the Stampeders in 1971, a year in which their defense was best in the CFL in points allowed, despite playing two more games than Eastern Conference teams. He also participated but lost the 58th Grey Cup of 1970 to the Montreal Alouettes with Sonny Wade at quarterback on a very muddy field. From 1969 to 1972, Helton played at left defensive tackle alongside fellow tackle Granville Liggins and in front of middle linebacker Wayne Harris, making it difficult for opposing teams to run against. Both tackles also contributed with some ferocious pass rushing.
Helton was considered to be one of the physically strongest CFL players of his time, regularly beating other players in strength competitions.
[edit] Honors
Helton was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1985. He was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1993. In November, 2006, Helton was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#12) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network The Sports Network/TSN, no defensive lineman being ahead of him.
[edit] Videos
Seen in game 3 of the 1970 Western Conference finals in its entirety, won by Calgary
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