Pierre Lavertu
{{Short description|Canadian football player (born 1990)}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
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|birth_place=Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
|number=63
|CIS=Laval
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|height_ft=6
|height_in=3
|weight_lb=298
|CFLDraftedYear=2014
|CFLDraftedRound=1
|CFLDraftedPick=1
|CFLDraftedTeam=Calgary Stampeders
|playing_years1={{CFL Year|2014}}–{{CFL Year|2017}}
|playing_team1=Calgary Stampeders
|career_highlights=
|CFLWestAllStar={{CFL Year|2015}}
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Pierre Lavertu (born May 11, 1990) is a Canadian former professional football offensive lineman who played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected by the Stampeders with the first overall pick in the 2014 CFL draft after playing CIS football at 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.
Professional career
Lavertu was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders with the first pick in the 2014 CFL Draft.{{cite web | url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/cfl-55-yard-line/calgary-takes-pierre-lavertu-first-overall-pick-fit-005155288.html | title=Calgary takes Pierre Lavertu with first-overall pick: how will he fit in with the Stamps | publisher=ca.sports.yahoo.com | date=May 13, 2014 | access-date=30 August 2014 | author=Bucholtz, Andrew}} He signed with the Stampeders on May 29, 2014. He made his CFL debut on June 28, 2014 against the Montreal Alouettes.{{cite web|url=http://www.stampeders.com/roster/show/id/6951 |title=Pierre Lavertu |publisher=stampeders.com |access-date=August 30, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007154309/http://www.stampeders.com/roster/show/id/6951 |archive-date=October 7, 2014 }} Lavertu played for four seasons in the CFL, spending the 2017 season on injured reserve before announcing his retirement in April 2018.{{cite web | url=https://calgaryherald.com/sports/football/cfl/calgary-stampeders/stamps-lineman-lavertu-hangs-up-cleats/wcm/56e8d11f-40c4-4530-bb05-9e4f61795f5c | title=Stamps lineman Lavertu hangs up cleats | publisher=calgaryherald.com | date=April 23, 2018 | access-date=April 23, 2018}} Lavertu played in 41 games in his three active seasons, but was hampered by injuries in 2016 and then missed all of 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/stamps-lavertu-retires-after-losing-season-to-injury-1.1065672|title=Stamps' Lavertu retires after losing season to injury - Article - TSN|date=2018-04-23|work=TSN|access-date=2018-04-24}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/2018/04/23/stampeders-pierre-lavertu-retires-from-cfl-after-losing-2017-season-to-injury.html|title=Stampeders' Pierre Lavertu retires from CFL after losing 2017 season to injury {{!}} The Star|work=thestar.com|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140903124550/http://www.stampeders.com/roster/show/id/6951 Calgary Stampeders bio]
{{102nd Grey Cup}}
{{CFL Number One Draft Picks}}
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Category:Calgary Stampeders players
Category:Canadian football offensive linemen
Category:Laval Rouge et Or football players
Category:Players of Canadian football from Quebec