John Helton

American gridiron football player (born 1947)

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John HeltonNo. 77, 99

Date of birth|  (1947-05-23) May 23, 1947 (age 77)
Career information
CFL status| International
Position(s)| DT
Height| 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight| 250 lb (110 kg)
US college| Arizona State
NFL draft| 1969 / round: 7 / pick: 157
Drafted by| Buffalo Bills
Career history
As player
1969–1978| Calgary Stampeders
1979–1982| Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star| 1971–1976, 1978, 1979, 1982
CFL West All-Star| 1969–1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982
Awards| 1979 - Tom Pate Memorial Award
1974 - CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award
1972 - CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award
Honors| 1971 - Grey Cup champion
Career stats

* Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1986

John Helton (born 23 May 1947) is a former defensive tackle for the Calgary Stampeders from 1969 to 1978 and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1979 to 1982 of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

## Early life and college

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John Helton graduated from Captain Jack High School in Mount Union, Pennsylvania. Helton was selected in the seventh round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft by the Buffalo Bills after a stellar career at Arizona State University, but opted to go to Canada.[1]

## Professional career

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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.[1] He also lost the 58th Grey Cup in 1970 to the Montreal Alouettes on a very muddy field.

## Honors

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Helton was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1986. 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, witth no defensive lineman being ahead of him.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Calgary's comfort lured Pennsylvania boys from prospect of NFL". Canadian Football League. August 8, 2018.
2. ^ "Doug Flutie voted CFL's greatest player of modern era". SooToday.com.

## External links

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* Seen in game 3 of the 1970 Western Conference finals in its entirety, won by Calgary on YouTube

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Buffalo Bills 1969 AFL draft selections

* O. J. Simpson
* Bill Enyart
* Julian Nunamaker
* Mike Richey
* Ben Mayes
* John Helton
* Waddey Harvey
* James Harris
* Ron Baines
* Bobby Hall
* Lloyd Pate
* Leon Lovelace
* Bubba Thornton
* Karl Wilson
* Robert Kirk
* Wayne Lineberry

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Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Lineman Award

* 1955: Coulter
* 1956: Vaughan
* 1957: Vaughan
* 1958: Luzzi
* 1959: Nelson
* 1960: Gray
* 1961: Rigney
* 1962: Barrow
* 1963: Brown
* 1964: Brown
* 1965: Harris
* 1966: Harris
* 1967: McQuarters
* 1968: Lehmann
* 1969: LaGrone
* 1970: Harris
* 1971: Harris
* 1972: Helton
* 1973: Nettles

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Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award

* 1974: Helton
* 1975: Corrigall
* 1976: Baker
* 1977: Kepley
* 1978: Fennell
* 1979: Zambiasi
* 1980: Kepley
* 1981: Kepley
* 1982: Parker
* 1983: Marshall
* 1984: Parker
* 1985: Jones
* 1986: Parker
* 1987: Stumon
* 1988: Covington
* 1989: Bass
* 1990: Battle
* 1991: Battle
* 1992: Pless
* 1993: Baylis
* 1994: Pless
* 1995: Pless
* 1996: Pless
* 1997: Pless
* 1998: Montford
* 1999: Tiggle
* 2000: Montford
* 2001: Montford
* 2002: Payton
* 2003: Fleming
* 2004: Stewart
* 2005: Grace
* 2006: B. Johnson
* 2007: Wake
* 2008: Wake
* 2009: Chick
* 2010: Knowlton
* 2011: J. Johnson
* 2012: Sherritt
* 2013: Cox
* 2014: Elimimian
* 2015: Bighill
* 2016: Elimimian
* 2017: Singleton
* 2018: Bighill
* 2019: Jefferson
* 2021: Bighill
* 2022: Mauldin
* 2023: Betts

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Calgary Stampeders 59th Grey Cup champions

* Frank Andruski
* John Atamian
* Basil Bark
* Lanny Boleski
* James Bond
* David Crabbe
* Joe Forzani
* John Forzani
* Jim Furlong
* Wayne Harris
* Herm Harrison
* John Helton
* Jon Henderson
* Reggie Holmes
* Fred James
* Jerry Keeling
* Dennis Kemp
* Craig Koinzan
* Granville Liggins
* Jim Lindsey
* Rudy Linterman
* Brian Marcil
* Craig McLeod
* Jesse Mims
* Hugh McKinnis
* Al Rankin
* Larry Robinson
* Herb Schumm
* John Senst
* Gerry Shaw
* Jim Silye
* Howard Starks
* Dick Suderman
* Leo Taylor
* Bill Van Burkleo
* Terry Wilson

* Head coach: Jim Duncan

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CFLPA's Tom Pate Memorial Award for Outstanding Community Service

* 1976: Reed
* 1977: Lancaster
* 1978: Mueller
* 1979: Helton
* 1980: Coode
* 1981: McEachern
* 1982: Boone
* 1983: Waszczuk
* 1984: Walker
* 1985: Friesen
* 1986: Crews
* 1987: Arakgi
* 1988: Pothier
* 1989: Dunigan
* 1990: Hall
* 1991: Laird
* 1992: Barrett
* 1993: Clemons
* 1994: Brigance
* 1995: McLoughlin
* 1996: Clemons
* 1997: McLoughlin
* 1998: Scrivener
* 1999: Taras
* 2000: Morreale
* 2001: Walters
* 2002: Frers
* 2003: Hardin
* 2004: Miles
* 2005: McManus
* 2006: Washington
* 2007: Stegall
* 2008: O'Day
* 2009: Hage
* 2010: Lysack
* 2011: Glenn
* 2012: Bratton
* 2013: Hebert
* 2014: Chevrier
* 2015: Burris
* 2016: Iannuzzi
* 2017: Bowman
* 2018: King
* 2019: Maver
* 2020: No award given
* 2021: Daly
* 2022: Arceneaux
* 2023: Lauther

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Members of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame

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* Bennett
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* Bourke
* Bowman
* Box
* Breen
* Bright
* C. Brock
* D. Brock
* Do. Brown
* T. Brown
* Browne
* Brule
* Burden
* Burris
* Cahoon
* Calvillo
* Cameron
* J. Campbell
* Casey
* Charlton
* Childress
* Clarke
* Clements
* Clemons
* Coffey
* Conacher
* Connop
* Copeland
* Cornish
* Corrigall
* Covington
* C. Cox
* E. Cox
* R. Craig
* Crawford
* Cronin
* D. Cutler
* W. Cutler
* Dalla Riva
* DiPietro
* Dixon
* Dunigan
* Elgaard
* Elimimian
* Eliowitz
* Emerson
* Estay
* Etcheverry
* Evanshen
* Fairbanks
* Faloney
* Fear
* Fennell
* Fernandez
* Ferraro
* Ferrone
* Fieldgate
* Fleming
* Flory
* Da. Flutie
* Do. Flutie
* Flynn
* Frank
* Fryer
* Gabriel
* Gaines
* Gall
* George
* Golab
* Gorrell
* Grant
* Gray
* Griffing
* Ham
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* Harding
* D. Harris
* W. Harris
* Harrison
* Helton
* Henley
* Highbaugh
* Hinton
* Holloway
* Huffman
* Hufnagel
* Hugo
* Ilesic
* Isbister
* Jackson
* Jacobs
* E. James
* G. James
* A. Johnson
* B. Johnson
* W. Johnson
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* Jurasin
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* B. Kelly
* E. Kelly
* Kepley
* Krol
* Kwong
* Lapointe
* Lancaster
* Lawson
* Leadlay
* Lear
* Lehmann
* L. Lewis
* N. Lewis
* Lumsden
* Lunsford
* Luster
* Luzzi
* Makowsky
* McCallum
* McCance
* McGill
* McGowan
* McManus
* McQuarters
* B. Miles
* R. Miles
* Mills
* Mitchell
* Molson
* Montford
* Moon
* F. Morris
* T. Morris
* Mosca
* J. Murphy
* Narcisse
* Nelson
* Nettles
* Neumann
* O'Quinn
* Okeke
* O'Shea
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* Jac. Parker
* Jam. Parker
* Passaglia
* Patterson
* Payton
* G. Perry
* N. Perry
* Phillips
* A. Pitts
* E. Pitts
* Pless
* Ploen
* Poplawski
* Pringle
* Quilty
* Racine
* Raimey
* Ray
* Rebholz
* Reed
* Reeve
* Ridgway
* Rigney
* Roberts
* Robinson
* Romano
* Rowe
* Ruby
* Russel
* T. Scott
* V. Scott
* Shatto
* Simon
* Be. Simpson
* Bo. Simpson
* Sprague
* Stegall
* Steinauer
* Stevenson
* Stewart
* Stirling
* Sutherin
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* Thelen
* Thornton
* Timmis
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* Tinsley
* Tommy
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* Tucker
* Urness
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* Vaughan
* Vaughn
* Vavra
* Vercheval
* Wagner
* Walby
* Walker
* Weir
* Welch
* West
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* G. Williams
* A. Wilson
* D. Wilson
* Winfield
* Wylie
* Yochum
* Young
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* Zock

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* Clair
* Connellan
* Cooper
* Cosentino
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* Crighton
* A. Currie
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* Evans
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* Grant
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* Halter
* Hannibal
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* Henick
* Hopson
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* Bi. Hughes
* Ireland
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* Kimball
* Knight
* Kramer
* Levy
* Lieberman
* Loney
* Matthews
* McBrien
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* D. McCann
* McDonald
* McNaughton
* McPherson
* Mitchell
* Metras
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* T. Morris
* C. Murphy
* Newton
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* Preston
* Reda
* A. Ritchie
* D. Ritchie
* Rodden
* Ryan
* Sazio
* Schwartz
* Shaughnessy
* Shepherd
* Shivers
* Shouldice
* J. Simpson
* F. Smith
* L. Smith
* Slocomb
* Spencer
* Spring
* Stukus
* P. Taylor
* Tindall
* Towriss
* Uteck
* Warner
* Warwick
* Wetenhall
* S. Wilson

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* H. Walker
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