Sgt. Jonathon Hunter Honored As Horseshoe Hero

Before the last game of the season, the Colts honored a Horseshoe Hero and his family.

In 2010, Jonathon Hunter was a standout football player at Columbus East High School. The Olympians were invited to play in the PeyBack Classic at Lucas Oil Stadium. Hunter scored a touchdown. His dad, Mark, will never forget it.

A 2011 graduate of Columbus East, Jonathon Hunter enrolled at Indiana State University before joining the Army to help pay for college.

“So I wouldn’t have to,” Mark said. “That’s just the kind of kid he was.”

Coming from a military family, it was a role Jonathon embraced – just not right away.

“The first year or so, he was ready to get out. I said, ‘Why?’ He said, ‘The leadership…