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Noel Prefontaine

Noel Prefontaine
Date of birth (1973-12-23) December 23, 1973 (age 43)
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
19982000 Toronto Argonauts
2001 Los Angeles Xtreme
2001 Baltimore Ravens*
20012002 Toronto Argonauts
2003 Kansas City Chiefs*
20032007 Toronto Argonauts
20082010 Edmonton Eskimos
20102013

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

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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