Al Ecuyer

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (1937–2012)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox CFL biography

| name = Al Ecuyer

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1937|10|15}}

| birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|04|28|1937|10|15}}

| death_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

| team =

| number =

| status = Retired

| import = yes

| position1 = Guard

| position2 = Linebacker

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 210

| college = Notre Dame

| NFLDraftedYear = 1959

| NFLDraftedRound = 18

| NFLDraftedPick = 214

| NFLDraftedTeam = New York Giants

| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|1959}}–{{CFL Year|1965}}

| playing_team1 = Edmonton Eskimos

| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|1966}}

| playing_team2 = Toronto Argonauts

| playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|1967}}

| playing_team3 = Montreal Alouettes

| career_highlights =

• Consensus All-American (1957)
• First-team All-American (1958)

| CFLWestAllStar = {{CFL Year|1959}}

}}

Allen Joseph Ecuyer (October 15, 1937 – April 28, 2012) was an American football player.

Ecuyer was born in New Orleans in 1937 and attended Jesuit High School in that city.{{cite web|title=Al Ecuyer|publisher=Pro Football Archives|accessdate=July 2, 2022|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playere/ecuy00200.html}}

He played college football at the guard position for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 1956–1958. He was a starter all three years.{{cite web|url=http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?n=allen-joseph-ecuyer-al&pid=157353502&fhid=5630 |title=Allen Joseph "Al" Ecuyer Obituary|newspaper=The Times-Picayune |date=April 29, 2012 |access-date=June 4, 2012}} He was a consensus first team All-American in 1957.{{cite news|title=Karras, Ecuyer on UP All-America|newspaper=The Times|date=November 27, 1957|page=53|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104832996/karras-ecuyer-on-up-all-america/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Highly-Rated All-American Guard In Igloo: Notre Dame Ace Al Ecuyer Aids "Beef-Up" Line Plan|newspaper=Edmonton Journal|date=May 16, 1959|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104833565/highly-rated-all-american-guard-in/|via=Newspapers.com}} He was also selected by his teammates as a co-captain of the 1958 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.{{cite news|title=Ecuyer, Puntillo To Lead 1958 Irish|newspaper=The South Bend Tribune|date=December 12, 1957|page=34|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104833281/ecuyer-puntillo-to-lead-1958-irish/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Ecuyer played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) at guard and linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos from 1959 to 1965, the Toronto Argonauts in 1966, and the Montreal Alouettes in 1967 and 1968. He appeared in 141 CFL games.{{cite news|title=South Bend "Fire Hydrant" Hates Cold: Hot Eskie -- Coming Up|newspaper=Edmonton Journal|date=October 7, 1959|page=38|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104833766/ecuyer/|via=Newspapers.com}} He was a Western Conference All-Star at linebacker in his rookie season. He intercepted 13 passes for 161 yards in his career.

After his football career, he became a vice-president of investments with Prudential Securities.

Ecuyer died in 2012 in New Orleans.