Bio

Tony Burton, who came to Palomar from Fallbrook High School, is the No. 2 all-time career rusher for the Comets with 2,329 yards over two seasons. He rushed for 1,066 yards and 17 touchdowns in 1992 when the Comets went 10-1 and defeated Mt. SAC 45-28 in the Simple Green Bowl in Costa Mesa. As a sophomore in 1993, he rushed for 1,263 yards and 20 touchdowns in helping lead Palomar to an 11-0 record, a 27-25 state championship victory over City College of San Francisco on the Rams' home field and the Comets' second mythical National Championship. Playing under coach Tom Craft, Burton's single-season yardage totals still rank 2-3 on Palomar's all-time list, and his 212-yard total in a 50-13 victory over Grossmont on Nov. 13, 1993, ranks seventh on the Comets' all-time single-game list. He went on to start for UNLV. Burton lives in Temecula.