Myke Horton

Michael "Myke" Horton (born July 17, 1954) is an American former football player who played professionally for the Calgary Stampeders and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).^[1]

Myke Horton

Profile
Position	Guard
Personal information
Born	(1954-07-17) July 17, 1954 (age 71) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school	A.C. Davis (Yakima, Washington)
College	Gavilan JC (1971–1972) UCLA (1973–1974)
NFL draft	1975: 17th round, 428th overall pick
Career history
1975	Toronto Argonauts
1979–80	Calgary Stampeders
1983	Washington Federals
1984	Memphis Showboats
Awards and highlights
CFL West All-Star (1980) Second-team All-Pac-8 (1974)

After his professional football career was curtailed by an Achilles tendon injury, Horton sought work in the entertainment industry. He was a game show contestant on Press Your Luck and Card Sharks. He is best known for appearing on five seasons of the television show American Gladiators as "Gemini" - the only one of the six original Gladiators in the pilot episode to stay with the series.^[2][3]

Personal life

Horton grew up in Yakima, Washington before attending the UCLA to play football. After his athletic career, he became a personal trainer.^[3] His two sons, Shane and Wes, also played professional football.^[2]