Al Toon
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Toon playing for the Jets in 1986
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 30, 1963 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Newport News, Virginia | ||||||||
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| High school: | Newport News (VA) Menchville | ||||||||
| College: | Wisconsin | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1985 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 517 |
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| Receiving Yards: | 6,605 |
| Touchdowns: | 31 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Albert Lee Toon, Jr. (born April 30, 1963) is a former professional American football player. He played his entire NFL career with the Jets from 1985 to 1992 and was a three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver.
In high school Toon was well known for his accomplishments in track and field. Toon is one of three Newport News Peninsula District athletes to surpass 50 feet in the triple jump, which he did three times. He also reached 23 feet in the long jump. Toon used that jumping ability as a wide receiver on Menchville High School's football team. Toon played football and ran track at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1981 to 1984.
He was selected by the New York Jets in the 1st round (10th overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft. He was selected to the Pro Bowl three times. Toon's best year as a pro came in the 1988 season when he led the league with 93 receptions. Toon retired at the age of 29 in 1992 as a result of suffering at least nine concussions over his eight-year career.
In 1995 he was one of nine founding members of Capitol Bank, a local community bank on whose Board of Directors he still serves. He was previously a president of the University of Wisconsin's National W Club, a varsity letter winners club. He also developed AT8 Companies to own, develop, and manage his commercial real estate portfolio.
Toon is on the Board of Directors of the National Guardian Life Insurance Company (NGL). He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Green Bay Packers. He is now the owner of one of the largest privately owned and operated multifaceted design / build landscape companies in the Midwest, Olson Toon Landscaping, Inc.
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