Hector Pothier

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Hector Pothier
No. 63
Position Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born (1954-06-12) June 12, 1954 (age 71)
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Career information
College McGill / St. Mary's
Career history
1978–1989 Edmonton Eskimos
Awards and highlights

Hector Mark Pothier (born June 12, 1954) is a Canadian former professional football player with the Canadian Football League (CFL)'s Edmonton Eskimos. After playing college football at McGill University and at St. Mary's University (Halifax), [2] Pothier spent his entire 12 year CFL career as an offensive lineman. He was named CFL All-Star 2 times [3] and was a part of six Grey Cup championship teams with the Eskimos. [2]

During his university career, he was known by his middle name, Mark, to distinguish himself from his father, who was also named Hector, but later decided to use his first name in his father's memory. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Canadian Football League Archived 2009-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 CFL Alumni Association
  3. ↑ "Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation". Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2010.
  4. ↑ Gatecliff, Jack (November 25, 1980). "Hector brings own fan club". St. Catharines Standard. p. 21. Retrieved September 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg


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