Noel LaMontagne

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Noel LaMontagne
No. 79
Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1977-03-09) March 9, 1977 (age 47)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:301 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school: Southern Lehigh (Center Valley, Pennsylvania)
College: Virginia
Undrafted: 2000
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Noel Michael LaMontagne (born March 9, 1977) is an American former professional football offensive guard. He played college football at Virginia. He signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent following the 2000 NFL draft and played for the Browns in 2000.

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Early life and college

LaMontagne was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and grew up in nearby Coopersburg, Pennsylvania. He attended and graduated from Southern Lehigh High School in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, where he graduated in 1995.

He attended the University of Virginia, where he redshirted one season and then played left guard for the Virginia Cavaliers from 1996 to 1999. He was a three-time first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honoree in 1997, 1998, and 1999. [1]

Professional career

LaMontagne appeared in two games for the Cleveland Browns in the 2000 season. [2] Due to knee surgery, he was placed on injured reserve for much of that season. After twisting his knee during a minicamp in March 2001, LaMontagne had two more surgeries. [3]

The Browns released LaMontagne on July 20, 2001, days before the 2001 season training camp was to begin. [4]

Post-NFL career

In the fall of 2001, LaMontagne returned to Southern Lehigh High School, where he volunteered as an assistant coach. [3] He retired from football and became a sports agent. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Noel LaMontagne". University of Virginia. Archived from the original on March 9, 2000. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Noel LaMontagne". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Fox, John Jay (October 19, 2001). "LaMontagne has a new calling". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on October 11, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Browns Sign Three, Release Two". Cleveland Browns. July 20, 2001. Archived from the original on July 25, 2001. Retrieved November 2, 2020. See also: "Butch Davis Press Conference". Cleveland Browns. July 19, 2001. Archived from the original on November 18, 2001. Retrieved November 2, 2020. The Browns open training camp with rookies and selected veterans on Monday, July 23.
  5. ↑ Blockus, Gary R. (April 25, 2008). "Southern Lehigh grad has found right "line' of work as agent". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on October 11, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2020.


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