Étienne "The Rock" Légaré (born March 15, 1984, in

Saint-Raymond, Quebec Saint-Raymond (), also called Saint-Raymond de Portneuf (), is a city in Quebec, Canada, located about north-west of Quebec City. It is the largest city in population and area of the Portneuf Regional County Municipality. History First sett ...

) is a retired professional

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. He was drafted by the

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in the first round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played

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for the

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. He was a two time Vanier Cup champion with Laval.

Early life

Born and raised in Laval, Légaré is the son of Martin and Lise Légaré and has two older brothers, Vincent and Dominic.

University career

In 2008 Légaré starred at

Collège Laval Collège Laval () is a private French-language high school located in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Quebec, in Canada. Today the college has an enrollment of 2000 students, and over 10,000 in alumni. The school is a member of the Quebec-based F ...

and in that same year won the J.P Metras Trophy as the offensive lineman of the year. He was on two national championship teams with the Rogue et Or. Légaré graduated with a Physical Education major.

Professional career

Upon being drafted second overall by the Argonauts on May 2, 2009, he was immediately signed to a three-year contract. On October 12, 2010, Légaré was traded to the Eskimos for

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and punter,

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. He also played for the Calgary Stampeders.

References

External links

Calgary Stampeders bioEdmonton Eskimos player bioToronto Argonauts bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Legare, Etienne 1984 births Living people People from Saint-Raymond, Quebec Canadian football defensive linemen Edmonton Elks players Laval Rouge et Or football players Sportspeople from Capitale-Nationale Players of Canadian football from Quebec Toronto Argonauts players