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| Born | February 21, 1975 Detroit, Michigan |
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| Year(s) | 1998–2006 | ||
| Undrafted in 1998 | |||
| College | Eastern Michigan | ||
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| Tackles | 110 | ||
| Sacks | 9.0 | ||
| Forced fumbles | 3 | ||
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Lional Deshaun Dalton (born February 21, 1975 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League.
Following a stellar prep career at Cooley High School, Dalton was a three-year letterman and two-year starter for Eastern Michigan University, where he twice earned All-Mid-American Conference honors and was selected co-Defensive MVP as a senior in 1997. He was also selected to play in the Hula Bowl All-Star Game. He posted 116 tackles, four sacks, and two forced fumbles in his college career.
Lional became a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity (Zeta Epsilon chapter).
Not selected in the 1998 NFL Draft, Dalton was signed as a free agent by the Baltimore Ravens and played with them through the 2001 season. He earned a Super Bowl ring when Baltimore defeated the New York Giants, 34-7 in Super Bowl XXXV. He then played for the Denver Broncos (2002), the Washington Redskins (2003), the Kansas City Chiefs (2004–2006), and the Houston Texans (2006), having some success.