Name Randy Horton Playing position Role Professional wrestler | Years Team Height 1.96 m Children Alanna Marie Orton | |
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Full name Kenneth Howard Randolph Horton Date of birth (1945-01-22) 22 January 1945 (age 70) Spouse Samantha Speno (m. 2007–2013) Parents Elaine Orton, Bob Orton Jr. Movies and TV shows WWE Raw, WWE SmackDown, WWE Main Event, 12 Rounds: Reloaded, That's What I Am Similar People John Cena, The Undertaker, Triple H, Roman Reigns, Samantha Speno Profiles | ||
The Honourable Kenneth Howard Randolph "Randy" Horton, JP, MP is a former soccer and cricket player from Bermuda who is currently Speaker of the House of Assembly of Bermuda. He was named North American Soccer League Most Valuable Player in 1972.
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Biography
Horton was born on 22 January 1945 in Bermuda. He attended Culham College in England and Rutgers University in the United States.
Sports
A top level cricketer offered trials to play for Worcestershire County Cricket Club, Horton turned down the opportunity to play English County cricket and Football League football for Huddersfield Town to stay in a warmer climate following completing his Oxford University Institute of Education Teacher Training Certificate from Culham College in Oxfordshire, England. He represented Bermuda national cricket team five times between 1969 and 1980.
Club career
He signed with the New York Cosmos as was named NASL Rookie of the Year and First Team all-star for the 1971 season.
The Cosmos won the league championship in 1972 as Horton was named league MVP, as voted by the players, as he led the league in scoring with 22 goals in 13 games. He also scored New York's first goal in their 2–1 Finals win over St. Louis. After the 1972 season Horton was offered a contract with Queens Park Rangers by their manager Gordon Jago. Horton decided to remain with Cosmos and complete his master's degree at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Horton played two more summers with the Cosmos before being traded to the Washington Diplomats for three first-round draft picks. After a season in Washington, he finished his NASL career playing for the Hartford Bicentennials.
In Bermuda, Horton played for and coached the Somerset Trojans and represented Bermuda.
Politics
Horton has been a member of the Bermuda Parliament since 1998 and has held cabinet positions as Community Affairs and Sports Minister, Education Minister, Environment Minister and Labour Home Affairs and Public Safety Minister. On February 8, 2013 he was elected unopposed as Speaker of the House of Assembly, becoming the first member of an opposition party to hold that position.