Farell Duclair (born May 10, 1972) is a former

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fullback who played four seasons in the

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(CFL) with the

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and

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. He was drafted by the Stampeders with the eighth overall pick in the 1996 CFL Draft. He first enrolled at

Vanier College Vanier College ( French: ''Collège Vanier'') is an English-language public college located in the Saint-Laurent borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1970 as the second English-language public college of Quebec's public coll ...

before transferring to

Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois. It was founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895, by Illinois Governor John P. Altgeld as part of an expansion of the state's system ...

and lastly Concordia University. Duclair was also a member of the

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College career

Duclair played for the Vanier Cheetahs of

from 1990 to 1991. The Cheetahs won the 1991 Quebec

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Provincial championship. He transferred to play for the

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in 1992. He finished his college career with the

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of Concordia University.

Professional career

Duclair was selected by the

with the eighth overall pick in the 1996 CFL Draft. He played in 46 games for the Stampeders from 1996 to 1998. The Stampeders won the

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against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on November 22, 1998. He played in three games for the

during the 1999 season. Duclair was a member of the

in 2001. He retired, partly due to a

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, the same year.

Personal life

Duclair's nephew Anthony Duclair is a Canadian

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player. Farell opened a private school called the Everest Academy, which has a strong focus on sports, in

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in 2010. Anthony Duclair attended Everest Academy. Farell had previously opened up another private athletic school,

The Hill Academy The Hill Academy is an independent school in Ontario, Canada, for student athletes in Grades 5 -12/PG with a focus on hockey, lacrosse and golf. It is co-ed, and serves grades 5-12. History The Hill Academy was founded in 2006 by the Merrill fami ...

in Orangeville, Ontario in 2006, but left the school after a few years.

References

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