American football player
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| Position: | Defensive back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1965-07-30)July 30, 1965 Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died: | April 26, 2023(2023-04-26) (aged 57) Dublin, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Middletown (Ohio) |
| College: | Ohio State |
| NFL draft: | 1987 / round: 6 / pick: 157 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Denman Preston Gordon (July 30, 1965 – April 26, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL).
Gordon was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, but attended Middletown High School in Ohio. He was both a basketball and football standout, as well as president of his senior class.
He played collegiately for the Ohio State Buckeyes, where, as a senior, he was honored by Gannett News Service as a third-team All-American.
Gordon was selected by his hometown Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 1987 NFL draft, but was released at the final roster cuts. He signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and appeared in seven games for them.
Gordon was out of professional football during the 1988 season, but joined the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL the following year. He appeared in 33 games for the Tiger-Cats, over the course of two seasons, recording four interceptions, three of which he returned for touchdowns. He finished his career playing a single season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1991.
Gordon died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, in Dublin, Ohio, on April 26, 2023. He was 57.
References
- ^ "Sonny Gordon Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "Former Middletown High standout athlete, class president dies from ALS". Hamilton (OH) Journal-News. April 29, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2024 – via Yahoo Sports.
- "Sonny Gordon Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- "Gannette (sic) News Service All-Americans". Iowa City Press-Citizen. December 2, 1986. p. 2b – via Newspapers.com.[REDACTED]
- "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ "Sonny Gordon Stats". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
| Cincinnati Bengals 1987 NFL draft selections | |
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- 1965 births
- 2023 deaths
- American football defensive backs
- Deaths from motor neuron disease
- Ohio State Buckeyes football players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- Saskatchewan Roughriders players
- Sportspeople from Lynn, Massachusetts
- Players of American football from Essex County, Massachusetts
- Sportspeople from Middletown, Ohio
- Players of American football from Butler County, Ohio
- Middletown High School (Ohio) alumni