Hector Pothier

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Hector Pothier
Born: (1954-06-12) June 12, 1954 (age 67)
St. Catharines, Ontario
Career information
Position(s) OT
College McGill / St. Mary's
Career history
As player
1978–1989 Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 1981
CFL West All-Star1981, 1987, 1988, 1989
Awards 1988 Tom Pate Memorial Award [1]

Hector "Hec" Pothier (born June 12, 1954) is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League'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]

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