Ãric Lapointe calls it a career
February 16, 2007 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
Montreal Alouettes News Release
Montreal, MontrealAlouettes.com - Montreal-born running back Ãric Lapointe officially announced his retirement from professional football today and will not be part of the Alouettes' next training camp after eight CFL seasons including the last six with Montreal.
"I'm very proud of my football career, starting from the bantam level all the way to the pros," said Ãric Lapointe. "I will always be proud of my two Grey Cup championships, especially the one I got with the Alouettes in 2002. To bring the Grey Cup to your home city is an unbelievable feeling."
Lapointe started his career with the bantam AAA Saint-Hubert Rebelles before moving on to the powerful Vieux-Montréal Spartiates at the Cegep level. He then went Mount Allison University, where he won the Hec Crighton Award twice (1996, 1998) as the top university football player in the country.
He started his professional career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1999, winning the Grey Cup as a rookie. He went to the Toronto Argonauts in 2000 before signing a free agent contract with Montreal in February 2001. He played six seasons with the Alouettes, winning the 2002 Grey Cup.
Lapointe ran the ball 396 times for 2,416 yards and 16 touchdowns in 109 career games. He maintained an impressive 6.1 yards-per-carry average over his career.
Ãric works as a financial planner for Groupe Capital. He lives in La Prairie with his girlfriend Nellie.
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