Sam Etcheverry

Sam Etcheverry
No. 92, 14
Born:(1930-05-20)May 20, 1930
Carlsbad, New Mexico, U.S.
Died:August 29, 2009(2009-08-29) (aged 79)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Career information
Position(s)Quarterback
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
CollegeDenver
Career history
As player
1952–1960Montreal Alouettes
1961–1962St. Louis Cardinals
1963San Francisco 49ers
Awards1954 Schenley Most Outstanding Player Award
1954 Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy
1958 Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy
Career stats

Samuel Etcheverry (May 20, 1930 – August 29, 2009), nicknamed "the Rifle", was a professional American and Canadian football player and head coach. Etcheverry played the quarterback position, most famously with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League, and was named Canadian football's Most Outstanding Player in 1954. Etcheverry's jersey #92 is one of seven retired by the Alouettes.[1]

Etcheverry is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, and in 2006, was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#26) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.[2]

  1. ^ "Pringle's No. 27 retired by Als". CBC.ca. July 2, 2005. Retrieved August 2, 2007.
  2. ^ "TSN Top 50 CFL Players". TSN.ca. November 28, 2006. Retrieved August 2, 2007.