| SONNY GORDONGordon, Denman PrestonHeight: 5-11 Weight: 182 Born: July 30, 1965 Lynn, MA Died: April 26, 2023 Dublin, OH High School: Middletown (OH) | 
| Year | College | Status | 
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Ohio State | Lettered | 
| 1984 | Ohio State | Lettered | 
| 1985 | Ohio State | Lettered | 
| 1986 | Ohio State | Lettered | 
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1987 TB NFL | 31 | S | 7 | 0 | 
| 1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1989 HAM CFL | 18 | S | 18 | |
| 1990 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1990 HAM CFL | 18 | DH-S | 15 | |
| 1991 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1991 SAS CFL | 16 | DH | 5 | |
| 1 Year (NFL)1 Year NFL | 7 | 0 | ||
| 3 Years (CFL)3 Years CFL | 38 | 
| Transaction | Date | Team | 
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/28/1987 | 1987 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1987 CIN NFL | 
| Signed | 7/22/1987 | 1987 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1987 CIN NFL | 
| Released | 9/7/1987 | 1987 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1987 CIN NFL | 
| Signed | 9/19/1987 | 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1987 TB NFL | 
| Exemption | 9/23/1987 | 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1987 TB NFL | 
| Activated | 10/20/1987 | 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1987 TB NFL | 
| Released | 8/15/1988 | 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1988 TB NFL | 
| Signed | 5/29/1989 | 1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1989 HAM CFL | 
| Traded | 5/7/1991 | 1991 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1991 SAS CFL | 
| Released | 1991 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1991 SAS CFL | 
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1989 HAM CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1990 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1990 HAM CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1989 HAM CFL | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 72 | 2 | 
| 1990 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1990 HAM CFL | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57t | 1 | 
| 1991 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1991 SAS CFL | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 5 | 199 | 39.8 | 72 | 3 | 
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1989 HAM CFL | 7 | - | 57 | 8.1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1990 HAM CFL | 4 | - | 25 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 11 | 82 | 7.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| SACKS | NO | YDS | 
|---|---|---|
| 1990 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1990 HAM CFL | 1.0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1.0 | 
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1989 HAM CFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 
| 1990 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1990 HAM CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1989 HAM CFL | 68 | - | |||||||
| 1990 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1990 HAM CFL | 54 | - | |||||||
| 1991 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1991 SAS CFL | 21 | 21 | 0 | - | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 143 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 
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