Samuel Fournier

Samuel Fournier (born January 28, 1986 in Lacolle, Quebec) is a retired professional Canadian football fullback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He drafted 19th overall by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 2010 CFL Draft.[1] Fournier has also been a member of the Edmonton Eskimos. He played college football for the Laval Rouge et Or.

Samuel Fournier
Born: (1986-01-28) January 28, 1986
Mont-Tremblant, Quebec
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL statusNational
Position(s)FB
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight238 lb (108 kg)
UniversityLaval
CFL Draft2010 / Round: 3 / Pick: 19
Drafted byHamilton Tiger-Cats
Career history
As player
2010Hamilton Tiger-Cats*
20102011Edmonton Eskimos
2012Hamilton Tiger-Cats
20142015Montreal Alouettes
Career highlights and awards
Team Canada Junior MVP Houston 2004 Team Canada Junior MVP Detroit 2006 Laval University Rookie of the year in 2006
Honours2004 Houston World Junior Championship All-Star Team Running Back. 2006 Detroit World Junior Championship All-Star Team Running Back
RecordsAll Time Rushing Record in Collegial AA in 2004. 1534 rushing yards in 261 carries in 8 games

Samuel Fournier signed with the Tiger- Cats as a free agent on June 2, 2012. He spent the entire 2011 season on the Eskimos injured list. In 2010 Samuel was selected by the Tiger-Cats in the third round (19th overall) of the CFL Canadian Draft. He joined the Laval Rouge et Or in 2006 and was named Rookie of the Year and won the Vanier Cup in both 2006 and 2008. He played in the East-West Bowl in 2009. Over four seasons, Fournier played in 45 of the team's 46 games. He carried the ball 97 times for 621 yards and eight touchdowns and also had 14 receptions for 141 yards. He started his football career in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, joining the Les Géants du Cégep St-Jean where he broke the all-time rushing record with 1534 yards in eight games in 2004. He was his team MVP and league MVP in 2004–2005. During those same years, he played with Team Canada Junior to represent his country at the NFL Global Junior Championships. He won the World Title twice in 2005 and 2006 and was twice named Team Canada MVP in 2004 and 2006.

References

  1. "Samuel Fournier | Roster | Hamilton Tiger-Cats". ticats.ca. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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