Pierre Lavertu
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| Born: | May 11, 1990 OL |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 298 lb (135 kg) |
| University | Laval |
| CFL draft | 2014, Round: 1, Pick: 1 |
| Drafted by | Calgary Stampeders |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2014–2017 | Calgary Stampeders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL West All-Star | 2015 |
| Career stats | |
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Pierre Lavertu (born May 11, 1990) is a former
Laval University
.
College career
Lavertu played football for the Laval Rouge et Or. He was a four-time Quebec conference All-Star and a three-time CIS All-Canadian. He was a member of the Rouge et Or’s Vanier Cup-winning teams in 2010, 2012 and 2013.[1]
Professional career
Lavertu was drafted by the
2014 CFL Draft.[2] He signed with the Stampeders on May 29, 2014. He made his CFL debut on June 28, 2014 against the Montreal Alouettes.[1] Lavertu played for four seasons in the CFL, spending the 2017 season on injured reserve before announcing his retirement in April 2018.[3] Lavertu played in 41 games in his three active seasons, but was hampered by injuries in 2016 and then missed all of 2017.[4] After consulting with doctors he determined he would not be able to play at the level he expected of himself, and thus announced his decision to retire from professional football.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Pierre Lavertu". stampeders.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ^ Bucholtz, Andrew (May 13, 2014). "Calgary takes Pierre Lavertu with first-overall pick: how will he fit in with the Stamps". ca.sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Stamps lineman Lavertu hangs up cleats". calgaryherald.com. April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ "Stamps' Lavertu retires after losing season to injury - Article - TSN". TSN. 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "Stampeders' Pierre Lavertu retires from CFL after losing 2017 season to injury | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2018-04-24.