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JOE POIRIER

Poirier, John Joseph
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190
Born: July 30, 1937 Verdun, QC
Died: December 22, 2021 Aylmer, QC
High School: Loyola (Montreal, QC)

Year	College	Status
1954	Loyola (Quebec)	Roster
1955	Loyola (Quebec)
1957	McGill	Played

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU	91	DB	14
1960 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1960 OTT IRFU	17	CB	14
1961 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1961 OTT CFL	17	DB	14
1962 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1962 OTT CFL	17	DB	14
1963 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1963 OTT CFL	17	DB	14
1964 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1964 OTT CFL	17	DB	14
1965 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1965 OTT CFL	17	RDH	14
1966 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1966 OTT CFL	17	DB	14
1967 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1967 OTT CFL	17	RCB	14
1968 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1968 OTT CFL	17	DB	14
1969 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1969 OTT CFL	17	DB	14
1970 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1970 OTT CFL	17	DB	14
12 Years (CFL)12 Years CFL			168

Transaction	Date	Team
Signed		1957 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1957 BC WIFU
Released		1957 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1957 BC WIFU
Signed	4/27/1958	1958 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1958 BC WIFU
Released		1958 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1958 BC WIFU
Signed		1959 British Columbia Lions (WIFU)1959 BC WIFU
Traded		1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU
Free Agent		1970 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1970 OTT CFL

AWARDS
1966 Official All-CFL

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1966 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1966 OTT CFL	1	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		0	0	6
1968 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1968 OTT CFL	1	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		0	0	6
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	2	0	0					0	0		0	0	12

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1963 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1963 OTT CFL		3		55	18.3	22	0			0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL		3		55	18.3	22	0			0

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1960 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1960 OTT IRFU	5	63	12.6	30	0
1961 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1961 OTT CFL	4	79	19.8	88	0
1962 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1962 OTT CFL	5	85	17.0	35	0
1963 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1963 OTT CFL	1	18	18.0	18	0
1964 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1964 OTT CFL	2	35	17.5	16	0
1965 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1965 OTT CFL	4	34	8.5	24	0
1966 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1966 OTT CFL	9	100	11.1	55	1
1967 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1967 OTT CFL	3	33	11.0	29	0
1968 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1968 OTT CFL	6	110	18.3	47	1
1969 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1969 OTT CFL	6	86	14.3	45	0
1970 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1970 OTT CFL	2	15	7.5	12	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	47	658	14.0	88	2

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU	2	-	10	5.0	10	0	0	0
1960 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1960 OTT IRFU	2	-	2	1.0	2	0	0	0
1961 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1961 OTT CFL	2	-	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
1962 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1962 OTT CFL	3	-	-2	-0.7	-2	0	0	0
1963 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1963 OTT CFL	1	-	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
1964 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1964 OTT CFL	5	-	6	1.2	6	0	0	0
1970 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1970 OTT CFL	1	-	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	16		16	1.0	10	0	0	0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1964 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1964 OTT CFL							0
1967 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1967 OTT CFL	0	0	0	1	1	24	0
1968 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1968 OTT CFL	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
1969 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1969 OTT CFL	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
1970 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1970 OTT CFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	0	0	1	3	4	25	0

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