Al Ecuyer

Al Ecuyer
Born:	October 15, 1937; New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died:	April 28, 2012 (aged 74); New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Career information
Status	Retired
CFL status	American
Position(s)	G, LB
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
College	Notre Dame
NFL draft	1959, Round: 18, Pick: 214
Drafted by	New York Giants
Career history
As player
1959–1965	Edmonton Eskimos
1966	Toronto Argonauts
1967	Montreal Alouettes
Career highlights and awards
	Consensus All-American (1957); First-team All-American (1958);
CFL West All-Star	1959

Allen Joseph Ecuyer (October 15, 1937 – April 28, 2012) was an American football player.

Ecuyer was born in New Orleans in 1937 and attended Jesuit High School in that city.^[1]

He played college football at the guard position for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 1956–1958. He was a starter all three years.^[2] He was a consensus first team All-American in 1957.^[3]^[4] He was also selected by his teammates as a co-captain of the 1958 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.^[5]

Ecuyer played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) at guard and linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos from 1959 to 1965, the Toronto Argonauts in 1966, and the Montreal Alouettes in 1967 and 1968. He appeared in 141 CFL games.^[1]^[6] He was a Western Conference All-Star at linebacker in his rookie season. He intercepted 13 passes for 161 yards in his career.

After his football career, he became a vice-president of investments with Prudential Securities.

Ecuyer died in 2012 in New Orleans.^[2]