Noel Prefontaine
| Date of birth | December 23, 1973 |
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| Place of birth | Camp Pendleton, California |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | K/P |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| College | San Diego State |
| High school | El Camino |
| CFL draft | 1998 / Round: Supplemental 6 |
| Drafted by | Toronto Argonauts |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1998–2000 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 2001 | Los Angeles Xtreme |
| 2001 | Baltimore Ravens* |
| 2001–2002 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 2003 | Kansas City Chiefs* |
| 2003–2007 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 2008–2010 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 2010–2013 |
Toronto Argonauts *Offseason and/or practice roster only |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 |
| CFL East All-Star | 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011 |
| Awards | 2005, 2006 – John Agro Special Teams Award runner up |
| Career stats | |
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Toronto Argonauts
Noel Prefontaine (born December 23, 1973) is a former professional Canadian football punter / kicker in the Canadian Football League.
Prefontaine was born to a French Canadian father and a Vietnamese mother at the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California. His father was born and raised in Verdun, Quebec and Noel lived with his grandmother in Verdun as a child, which enables him to be considered a non-import for CFL purposes. He returned to the United States and attended El Camino High School in San Diego County, California.
Prefontaine played baseball, soccer, and played offensive tackle in American football as a child and continually trained himself to improve as an athlete and at high school, he played quarterback as well as punting and placekicking. He was named San Diego Tribune Athlete of the Year for North County as a senior and led El Camino High School to a 22–2 record and a CIF Championship as their starting quarterback.
Prefontaine hoped to play quarterback in college football but could only obtain a scholarship as a punter at California State University, Fullerton. His punting average his first year led the state but the football program folded at the end of the season. Prefontaine received offers to play for multiple college football teams including Michigan, Michigan State, Georgia, LSU, and Texas but chose to go to Arizona State University because it was close to his family and friends. He was unhappy there, however, and left to go to San Diego State University. After a required redshirt year because of his transfer, he was named All-Conference as a punter in his junior year and first-team All-American as a punter in his senior year.
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