Lional Dalton
{{Short description|American football player (born 1975)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Lional Dalton
| number = 91, 94, 95, 75
| position = Defensive tackle
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|2|21|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 315
| high_school = Cooley (Detroit)
| college = Eastern Michigan
| undraftedyear = 1998
| pastteams =
- Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|1998|2001}})
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2002}})
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2003}})
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2004|2006}})
- Houston Texans (2006)
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Tackles
| statvalue1 = 147
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 9.0
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 3
| pfr = DaltLi20
}}
Lional Deshaun "Jellyroll" Dalton (born February 21, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Eastern Michigan Eagles.
College career
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).[http://www.pbs1914.org/notable_sigmas/sports Notable Sigmas - Sports] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109093602/http://www.pbs1914.org/notable_sigmas/sports/ |date=January 9, 2010 }}
Professional career
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.{{cite web |title=2000 Ravens roster |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/bal-ravens-2000-roster-story.html |website=BaltimoreSun.com}} 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
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.{{cite web |title=Former Raven Lional Dalton Needs a Kidney |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/former-raven-lional-dalton-needs-a-kidney |website=BaltimoreRavens.com}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Super Bowl XXXV}}
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Category:Players of American football from Detroit
Category:American football defensive tackles
Category:Eastern Michigan University alumni
Category:Eastern Michigan Eagles football players
Category:Baltimore Ravens players
Category:Denver Broncos players
Category:Washington Redskins players
Category:Kansas City Chiefs players