Sam Etcheverry
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| Date of birth | May 20, 1930 |
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| Place of birth | Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States |
| Date of death | August 29, 2009 (aged 79) |
| Place of death | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| College | Denver |
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| 1952–1960 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 1961–1962 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Awards |
1954 Schenley Most Outstanding Player Award 1954 Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy 1958 Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy |
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Sam "The Rifle" Etcheverry (May 20, 1930 – August 29, 2009) 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.
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.
Etcheverry was the son of Basque sheep farmers who emigrated to New Mexico. Known as "The Rifle", Etcheverry played for the University of Denver from 1949 to 1951 where he still holds most of the Pioneers' football records for passing offense.
In 1952, Etcheverry joined the Montreal Alouettes of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (which became part of the Canadian Football League in 1958 and was renamed the Eastern Football Conference in 1960). As his team's quarterback, he was twice voted "Most Outstanding Player" of the eastern union and was named an eastern all-star six times (1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960). In 1954, Etcheverry was awarded the Schenley Award (most outstanding player in the Canadian Rugby Union).
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