Don Paquette Explained

Birth Date:23 January 1939
Birth Place:St. Catharines, Ontario
Death Place:Ashcroft, British Columbia
Status:Retired
Import:no
Position1:offensive guard, defensive end
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:225
Playing Years1:
Playing Team1:Hamilton Tiger Cats
Playing Years2:
Playing Team2:Montreal Alouettes
Playing Years3:
Playing Team3:Toronto Argonauts
Playing Years4:
Playing Team4:Calgary Stampeders
Playing Years5:
Playing Team5:Montreal Alouettes

Don Paquette (January 23, 1939 – July 29, 2017) was a Canadian Football League player whose main position was offensive guard, but also defensive end.[1] He played for 4 teams from 1958 to 1965.

After playing college football at Niagara-On-The-Lake HS, now Niagara College, Don Paquette joined the Hamilton Tiger Cats in 1958 mostly as an offensive lineman and remained with them until 1960. In 1961, he was involved in a blockbuster trade when he and Bernie Faloney were dealt to the Montreal Alouettes for Hal Patterson and Sam Etcheverry. But since Faloney and Etcheverry exercised their no-trade contract clause, the deal became even up Paquette for Patterson, considered by many people as one of the worst trades in Alouette history.[2] Although Paquette played in all 14 games in 1961 and 1963, he did not stand out and was traded 3 more times before retiring.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Don Paquette football statistics on StatsCrew.com.
  2. Web site: Prince Hal Patterson, 79, true CFL legend The Star.