31 Facts About Al Toon

Al Toon is considered to be among the Jets' all-time greatest wide receivers and overall players in franchise history.

In high school Al Toon was well known for his accomplishments in track and field.

Al Toon is one of three Newport News Peninsula District athletes to surpass 50 feet in the triple jump, which he did three times.

Al Toon used that jumping ability as a wide receiver on Menchville High School's football team.

Al Toon set a Big Ten single game receiver record while at the UW and established new school career football records for receptions, receiving yards and touchdown catches at the end of this three season tenure for the Wisconsin Badgers.

Al Toon set Big Ten and school records in track and field in the Triple Jump while qualifying for the Olympic Trials in 1983 in the 110 High Hurdles and the Triple Jump.

Al Toon was selected by the New York Jets in the first round of the 1985 NFL draft.

Al Toon had a breakout performance the following year, catching 85 passes for 1,176 yards with eight touchdowns.

Al Toon was named an All-Pro and to the Pro Bowl while leading the team in receptions, which he would do for the next five seasons.

Al Toon was the first Jet to lead the league in receptions since George Sauer in 1967; Toon is currently the last Jet to lead the league in receptions.

Al Toon played in just eleven games in 1989, catching 63 passes for 693 yards with two touchdowns.

Al Toon caught 57 passes for 757 yards in 1990 with six touchdowns under new head coach Bruce Coslet, who called Toon a "consummate team player" while naming him team captain.

Al Toon closed out his last full season in 1991 with 74 catches for 963 yards with no touchdowns.

Al Toon made his last playoff appearance in the 1991 Wild Card game against the Houston Oilers.

Al Toon played in just nine games in 1992 and caught 31 passes for 311 yards and two touchdowns.

On November 28,1992, Al Toon announced his retirement from the league, doing so after hearing from a handful of doctors that had each told him that he should not risk another blow to the head, as he had suffered five concussions in the last six seasons and nine in his career.

Al Toon had set franchise records for receptions in a season and consecutive games at the time of his retirement.

Al Toon is one of two retired players in NFL history to play fewer than 110 games and still record over 500 receptions.

Al Toon had more catches in his first five seasons than any player in league history and reached 400 receptions in 81 games, which was third only to Winslow and Lionel Taylor in history.

Al Toon was previously a president of the University of Wisconsin's National W Club, a varsity letter winners club.

Al Toon developed AT8 Companies to own, develop, and manage his commercial real estate portfolio.

Al Toon became both a Taco Bell franchisee and Hilton Garden Inn franchisee after his 8-year NFL stint.

Al Toon served on the board of directors of the National Guardian Life Insurance Company.

Al Toon served on the board of directors of the Green Bay Packers.

Al Toon is an investor in Wisconsin Burger King Franchise companies since 1992.

Al Toon, who suffered from post-concussion syndrome, has improved to the point that he was able to compete in a triathlon in 2004.

Al Toon is married to Jane and has a son and three daughters.

Al Toon's son, Nick, was a football standout in high school at Middleton, Wisconsin and played as a receiver for the Wisconsin Badgers, as his father did.

Al Toon's son passed him for all-time receptions and yards at the school in 2011.

Nicholas Al Toon was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 4th round of the 2012 NFL draft and played four years in the NFL.

Al Toon now owns and runs an online retail sales business along with a focus on real estate ownership and management with his wife.