Lional Dalton


Lional Deshaun Dalton is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League.

College career

Following a stellar prep career at Cooley High School, Dalton was a three-year letterman and two-year starter for 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.
Lional became a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.

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 earned a Super Bowl ring when Baltimore defeated the New York Giants, 34-7 in Super Bowl XXXV. He then played for the Denver Broncos, the Washington Redskins, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Houston Texans, having some success.