John Turner
Cornerback, American football player
1956 –
Who is John Turner?
John Turner is a former professional American football player.
Turner graduated from the University of Miami, where he starred as a cornerback. He played 10 seasons in the National Football League, 9 of those with the Minnesota Vikings. In 1997, Turner was hired to coach the expansion St. Paul Sting, a semi-pro American Football team in the Mid-America Football League. In the team's first and only season, Turner led the Sting to the MFL Championship Game, played at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The St. Paul Sting fell to the Minneapolis Lumberjacks in that Championship Game. The Lumberjacks were coached by former St. John's University standout Todd Fultz.
Turner currently works as an administrative assistant at Park Center Senior High School in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.
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- Born
- Feb 22, 1956
Miami - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Miami
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on July 23, 2013
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