Don Allard
| Date of birth | April 21, 1936 |
|---|---|
| Date of death | May 4, 2002 (aged 66) |
| Place of death | Winchester, Massachusetts |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Uniform number | 27, 12 |
| College | Boston College |
| NFL draft |
1959 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 (by the Washington Redskins) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1959–1960 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1961–1962 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 1961 | New York Titans |
| 1962 | Boston Patriots |
| 1964 | Boston Sweepers (ACFL) |
| 1965 | New Bedford Sweepers (ACFL) |
Donald J. Allard (April 21, 1936 – April 4, 2002) was an American college and professional football quarterback selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 1959 NFL Draft.
He played college football at Boston College, and played professionally in the American Football League for the New York Titans in 1961 and the Boston Patriots in 1962, in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1959 to 1960 and the Montreal Alouettes from 1961 to 1962, and in the Atlantic Coast Football League with the Boston Sweepers in 1964 and the New Bedford Sweepers in 1965. He was the highest-drafted Boston College Eagles football player in school history until Matt Ryan in 2008.
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