John Dutton (defensive lineman)
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| Position: | Defensive end / Defensive tackle | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 6, 1951 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Rapid City, South Dakota | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 266 lb (121 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Central (SD) | ||||||
| College: | Nebraska | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1974 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 | ||||||
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| Sacks: | 18.0 |
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| Interceptions: | 1 |
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John Owen Dutton (born February 6, 1951) is a former professional football defensive lineman in the National Football League with the Baltimore Colts and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the University of Nebraska.
Dutton began his high school career at Cathedral High School, where his football team was undefeated in his junior year. After the school closed in the fall of 1968, he transferred to Central High School in Rapid City, where he led the Cobblers to the state Class A basketball title in his senior year (1969).
He was a two-time All-state selection in basketball and football. He received high school All-American recognition in both sports as a senior and was also an accomplished Discus thrower. He was inducted into the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame.
Although he received more scholarship offers for basketball, he signed with Nebraska to play college football for head coach Bob Devaney.
In 1971, as an alternate starter, he was part of the 1971 national championship team. Dutton participated in the 1971 Nebraska-Oklahoma game, also called the "Game of the Century", generally considered as one of the greatest college football games ever played. The next year, he was named the starter at defensive end, registering 67 tackles (second on the team).
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