John Huard
| Date of birth | March 9, 1944 |
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| Place of birth | Waterville, Maine |
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| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| College | Maine |
| NFL draft | 1967 / Round: 5 / Pick 113 |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1967–1969 | Denver Broncos |
| 1971 | New Orleans Saints |
| 1973 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 1973–1975 | Toronto Argonauts |
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John Roland "Big John" Huard (born March 9, 1944) is an American business executive and a former gridiron football player and coach. After playing college football at the University of Maine, he played professionally as a linebacker with the Denver Broncos of the American Football League (AFL) from 1967 to 1969, with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) in 1971, with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1973, and with the CFL's Toronto Argonauts from 1973 to 1975. Huard served as the head football coach at the Maine Maritime Academy from 1987 to 1993. He was the head coach of the CFL's Shreveport Pirates in 1994 and the Toronto Argonauts in 2000.
Huard played college football at the University of Maine for Black Bears from 1963 to 1966. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 1967 American Football League Draft. He played three seasons for the Broncos before sitting out the 1970 NFL season. In 1971 he returned to the NFL for the New Orleans Saints. After missing all of the 1972 season, Huard signed a five-year contract with the CFL's Montreal Alouettes. He was waived during the 1973 CFL season and claimed by the Toronto Argonauts. He remained in Toronto until his retirement in 1975.
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