PLAYING CAREER
CALGARY STAMPEDERS   1969 - 1978
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS   1979 - 1982

AWARDS AND HONOURS
ALL-WESTERN DEFENSIVE END  1969
ALL-WESTERN DEFENSIVE TACKLE  1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982
ALL-CANADIAN DEFENSIVE TACKLE  1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979 AND 1982
SCHENLEY MOST OUTSTANDING LINEMAN AWARD 1972
SCHENLEY MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER AWARD 1974
DeMARCO-BECKETT MEMORIAL TROPHY  1972

GREY CUP PARTICIPATION 1970, 1971
GREY CUP WINNING TEAM 1971

JOHN HELTON PLAYED 219 GAMES OVER A 14-YEAR PERIOD, AND WAS AN ALL-STAR ALMOST EVERY SEASON.

HELTON WAS HIS TEAM'S NOMINEE FOR THE OUTSTANDING LINEMAN AWARD TWICE, THE OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER AWARD SIX TIMES, AND THE MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER AWARD TWICE. JOHN HELTON WAS THE FIRST RECIPIENT OF THE NORM FIELDGATE TROPHY, AWARDED TO THE OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER IN THE WEST.

INDUCTED 1986 - PLAYER

Class of 1986 Hector (Hec) Crighton, Don Luzzi, Roger Nelson, Jimmie Simpson