Luc Tousignant
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Luc Tousignant is a former quarterback
in the Canadian Football League
and Olympic handball
player.
He competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics
with the Canadian handball
team, which finished eleventh in the Olympic tournament
. He played three matches.
Tousignant attended Fairmont State University
from 1978 to 1981, and played in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
. He was a second-team All-America honouree, the WVIAC's offensive player of the year, and a first-team all-league selection in 1981, when he led the Falcons to the conference title, a 9-2 overall record, and a berth in the NAIA Playoffs. His 4,737 passing yards and 30 career touchdown passes were school records which stood for 14 years.
He was drafted in the 1982 NFL Draft
by the NFL's Buffalo Bills
in the eighth round, 218th overall.
Tousignant's only professional season was the 1982 CFL season
with the Montreal Concordes (which is part of the Montreal Alouettes
franchise history.) He played in all of their 16 games, starting five of them. He completed only 75 of his 174 passes, for 989 yards, and 11 interceptions. He rushed for 200 yards. The Concordes had a two win and 14 loss season.
He is notable for not only being a Canadian starting at quarterback for a CFL team, which is rare, but he is the only French Canadian
ever to start at quarterback, which he did while playing for the only CFL team based in Quebec.
In 2008, the Fairmont State University Athletic Association named him to their Athletic Hall of Fame.
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
in the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
and Olympic handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player.
He competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
with the Canadian handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
team, which finished eleventh in the Olympic tournament
Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics featured competition for men and women.On July 26, a Croatian nationalist ran onto the field of play during the men's match between SFR Yugoslavia and West Germany and burned the Yugoslav flag.-Medal summary:...
. He played three matches.
Tousignant attended Fairmont State University
Fairmont State University
Fairmont State University is a public university located in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA. Enrollment of the university is about 7,700 and offers masters degrees in business, education, teaching, criminal justice and nursing in addition to 90 baccalaureate and 50 associate degrees...
from 1978 to 1981, and played in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
The West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference which historically operated exclusively in the state of West Virginia, but has now expanded into Pennsylvania...
. He was a second-team All-America honouree, the WVIAC's offensive player of the year, and a first-team all-league selection in 1981, when he led the Falcons to the conference title, a 9-2 overall record, and a berth in the NAIA Playoffs. His 4,737 passing yards and 30 career touchdown passes were school records which stood for 14 years.
He was drafted in the 1982 NFL Draft
1982 NFL Draft
The 1982 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 27–28, 1982...
by the NFL's Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in the eighth round, 218th overall.
Tousignant's only professional season was the 1982 CFL season
1982 CFL season
The 1982 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 29th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 25th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1982:After the 1981 season the Montreal Alouettes folded...
with the Montreal Concordes (which is part of the Montreal Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...
franchise history.) He played in all of their 16 games, starting five of them. He completed only 75 of his 174 passes, for 989 yards, and 11 interceptions. He rushed for 200 yards. The Concordes had a two win and 14 loss season.
He is notable for not only being a Canadian starting at quarterback for a CFL team, which is rare, but he is the only French Canadian
French Canadian
French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...
ever to start at quarterback, which he did while playing for the only CFL team based in Quebec.
In 2008, the Fairmont State University Athletic Association named him to their Athletic Hall of Fame.