John Helton

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John Helton
Date of birth:	May 23 1947
Place of birth:
Career information
Position(s):	Defensive tackle
College:	Arizona State University
NFL Draft:	1969 / Round: 7 / Pick 157 (By the Buffalo Bills)
Organizations
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

John Helton (born 1947) is a former defensive lineman for the Calgary Stampeders from 1969-1978 and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1979-1982 of the Canadian Football League. He was a CFL-All Star 9 times. He won a Grey Cup with the Stampeders. He graduated from Mount Union Area High School in 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.

Helton was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1985 and in November, 2006 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.