Stéphane Fortin (born June 21, 1974) is a former
Canadian football
Canadian football () is a team sport, sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's sco ...
defensive back
In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...
who played seven seasons in the
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...
with the
Saskatchewan Roughriders,
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the Canadian F ...
and
Calgary Stampeders. He was drafted by the
Saskatchewan Roughriders in the second round of the
1999 CFL Draft
The 1999 CFL Draft took place on Tuesday, April 13, 1999. 46 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible players from Canadian universities as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. Of the 46 draft selections, 28 players were drafte ...
.
Fortin played
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
at the
University of Indianapolis. He was a member of the Montreal Alouettes team that won the
90th Grey Cup.
References
External links
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1974 births
American football defensive backs
Calgary Stampeders players
Canadian football defensive backs
French Quebecers
Indianapolis Greyhounds football players
Living people
Montreal Alouettes players
Players of Canadian football from Quebec
Saskatchewan Roughriders players
Sportspeople from Laval, Quebec