Linden King
| Born: | June 28, 1955 Memphis, Tennessee |
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| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| College | Colorado State |
| NFL draft | 1977 / Round: 3 / Pick 77 |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1977–1985 | San Diego Chargers |
| 1986–1989 | Los Angeles Raiders |
Linden Keith King was a linebacker who played thirteen seasons in the NFL — nine for the San Diego Chargers, and four for the Los Angeles Raiders. He played college football at Colorado State as a defensive back and linebacker. He was inducted to the Colorado State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998.
After football, Linden King transitioned into music and was the lead singer in a country band titled "Linden King and Southern Steel" for several years in the early 1990s. The band primarily played at a night club called The Neon Cactus. There Linden King and Southern Steel worked on creating a more contemporary music style. They continued to play covers while working on some originals in order to move to Nashville. One of the songs the bank worked on was a new version of Riders in the Sky titled "Ghostriders". Linden King met a dance choreographer named Jim Beltz who, with the help of his partner Chuck Mackey, created a new country dance titled Ghostrider after the song.
He also was featured on Techmo Bowl.
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