Brian Marcil

Brian Marcil (born April 6, 1948) is a former professional football player in the Canadian Football League.[1][2]

Brian Marcil
No. 71 (CGY)
Born:April 6, 1948 (1948-04-06) (age 72)
Richmond, Quebec, Canada
Career information
Position(s)Linebacker
CollegeLoyola College (Montreal)
Career history
As player
1970–1972Calgary Stampeders
1972Montreal Alouettes
1973–1974Calgary Stampeders
1975Ottawa Rough Riders
Honours1971 – Grey Cup champion

Marcil was born in Richmond, Quebec, and graduated from Loyola College in Montreal,[3] where he starred on the Warriors' undefeated 1968 team (which has since been inducted into Concordia University's Sports Hall of Fame.)

He had a 6-year CFL career, mostly with the Calgary Stampeders (5 years and 46 games from 1970 to 1974) where he played on the Grey Cup winning 1971 team.[4] He also had a short stint with the Montreal Alouettes (9 games in 1972)[5] and finished his career with 2 games for the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1975.

Later Marcil would be Vice President of the Alouettes Alumni Association, play for the Montreal Irish Rugby Football Club, and go into the commercial real estate business.

References
  1. MacDonald, Ian (1970-11-27). "Montreal youngster understudies outstanding lineman of the year". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  2. Walker, Hal (1973-09-20). "Brian Marcil back in camp: Denies Alouettes troubled". The Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  3. "How the Alouettes stand". The Montreal Gazette. 1973-07-21. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  4. CFLAPEDIA
  5. Montreal Alouettes 2006 Media Guide and Record Book


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