Lional Dalton
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | February 21, 1975 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Cooley (Detroit, Michigan) | ||||||||
| College: | Eastern Michigan | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1998 | ||||||||
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Lional Deshaun "Jellyroll" Dalton (born February 21, 1975) is a former American football defensive tackle.
College career
[edit]After attending Cooley High School, Dalton was a three-year letterman and two-year starter at 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.
While Eastern Michigan, Dalton became a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity (Zeta Epsilon chapter).[1]
Professional career
[edit]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 won Super Bowl XXXV with the Baltimore Ravens.[2] He then played for the Denver Broncos in 2002, the Washington Redskins in 2003, the Kansas City Chiefs from 2004 to 2006, and the Houston Texans in 2006.
Health issues
[edit]Dalton announced in 2021 that he had been diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease and needs a transplant. Due to his health issues, he's lost 120 pounds since he was first diagnosed with kidney disease. In late August 2021 he announced the successful transplant in a video on Twitter.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Notable Sigmas - Sports Archived January 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2000 Ravens roster". BaltimoreSun.com.
- ^ "Former Raven Lional Dalton Needs a Kidney". BaltimoreRavens.com.