Marc Parenteau

{{Short description|Canadian football player (born 1980)}}

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

{{Infobox gridiron football person

| name = Marc Parenteau

| image = MarcParenteauRiders.JPG

| alt =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|12|4}}

| birth_place = Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

| death_date =

| death_place =

| team =

| number = 57

| status = Retired

| import = no

| position1 = Offensive lineman

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 304

| college = Boston College

| CFLDraftedYear = 2003

| CFLDraftedRound = 5

| CFLDraftedPick = 36

| CFLDraftedTeam = Ottawa Renegades

| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2005}}

| playing_team1 = Ottawa Renegades

| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2005}}–{{CFL Year|2006}}

| playing_team2 = Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|2007}}–{{CFL Year|2011}}

| playing_team3 = Saskatchewan Roughriders

| playing_years4 = {{CFL Year|2012}}–{{CFL Year|2013}}

| playing_team4 = Toronto Argonauts

| playing_years5 = {{CFL Year|2013}}

| playing_team5 = Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| career_highlights =

• 2× Grey Cup champion (2007, 2012)

| CFL = 631

}}

Marc Parenteau (born December 4, 1980) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who last played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 36th overall by the Ottawa Renegades in the 2003 CFL Draft. He was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a contract on February 12, 2007, where he played in 3 Grey Cup Championships (2007 (win), 2009 (loss), 2010 (loss)) and played for five seasons before being released on February 10, 2012.{{Cite web |url=http://www.riderville.com/article/riders-add-three-running-backs |title=Riders Add Three Running Backs |access-date=2012-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213123026/http://www.riderville.com/article/riders-add-three-running-backs |archive-date=2012-02-13 |url-status=dead }} He was soon after signed by the Toronto Argonauts on February 13, 2012 [https://www.cfl.ca/article/argos-beef-up-o-line-sign-marc-parenteau Argos beef up O-line, sign Marc Parenteau] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216110714/http://www.cfl.ca/article/argos-beef-up-o-line-sign-marc-parenteau |date=2012-02-16 }} Parenteau quickly established himself as a starter along the offensive line for the Argos and went on to win the 100th Grey Cup with them. On September 9, 2013, Parenteau was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, along with a 3rd round draft pick in 2014, in exchange for running back Anthony Woodson and a fifth round draft pick in 2014.[https://www.cfl.ca/article/bombers-acquire-parenteau-in-trade-with-argos Bombers acquire Parenteau in trade with Argos] To focus on his growing real estate business he retired from the CFL after 9 years in January 2014 after winning 2 Grey Cups (2007 & 2012) and playing in over 130 CFL games. He is the only offensive lineman to ever score a touchdown in a Grey Cup game (2010).{{cn|date=June 2024}} Before his CFL career, Marc was a 2 time All-Star (All Big East) lineman with the Boston College Eagles from 1999-2003.