John Alderton (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (1931–2013)}}

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| name = John Alderton

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| position = End

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|9|5}}

| birth_place = Cumberland, Maryland, U.S.

| death_place = Cumberland, Maryland, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|5|8|1931|9|5}}

| draftyear = 1953

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 77

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| college = Maryland

| teams = Maryland Terrapins

• Maryland Terrapins (1951)
• Pittsburgh Steelers (1953)
• Bolling Air Force Base (1954–1955)
• Calgary Stampeders (1956)

| statlabel1 = Games

| statvalue1 = 10

| pfr = AldeJo20

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John Reber Alderton (September 5, 1931 – May 8, 2013) was an American professional football defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL), a 1953 draft pick for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was born in Cumberland, Maryland. He captained for the Maryland Terrapins during their undefeated (10–0) season in 1951 (#34). He went on to play football while serving in the United States Air Force at Bolling Air Force Base in 1954 and 1955.Ray Schmidt, [http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv05/CFHSNv05n4i.pdf Real Airmen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815001416/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv05/CFHSNv05n4i.pdf |date=2012-08-15 }}, College Football Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. V, No. I, p. 16, November 1991. In 1956, he played in three games for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).{{cite book|last1=Maher|first1=Tod|last2=Gill|first2=Bob|title=The Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia: Every Player, Coach and Game, 1946–2012|date=2013|publisher=Maher Sports Media|isbn=978-0983513667|page=142}}