1. Noel Michael Prefontaine was born on December 23,1973 and is an American former professional football punter and placekicker in the Canadian Football League.
14 Facts About Noel Prefontaine
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Noel Prefontaine's father was born and raised in Verdun, Quebec and Noel lived with his grandmother in Verdun as a child, which enables him to be considered a non-import for CFL purposes.
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Noel Prefontaine returned to the United States and attended El Camino High School in San Diego County, California.
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Noel Prefontaine played baseball, soccer, and played offensive tackle in American football as a child and continually trained himself to improve as an athlete and at high school, he played quarterback as well as punting and placekicking.
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Noel Prefontaine hoped to play quarterback in college football but could only obtain a scholarship as a punter at California State University, Fullerton.
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Noel Prefontaine's punting average his first year led the state but the football program folded at the end of the season.
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Noel Prefontaine received offers to play for multiple college football teams including Michigan, Michigan State, Georgia, LSU, and Texas but chose to go to Arizona State University because it was close to his family and friends.
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Noel Prefontaine was unhappy there and left to go to San Diego State University.
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In 2001, Noel Prefontaine played in the XFL with the Los Angeles Xtreme as their punter.
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Noel Prefontaine was officially listed as the team's third-string quarterback in order to collect a higher salary and because the XFL did not reserve separate roster spots for punters.
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Noel Prefontaine went on to play in the one and only XFL championship game on April 21,2001, with the Xtreme, with his team ultimately winning the championship.
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Noel Prefontaine began his CFL career in 1998 with the Toronto Argonauts and spent the next ten seasons with them before getting traded to the Edmonton Eskimos on May 31,2008, for a first round pick in the 2009 CFL Draft and a conditional draft pick in 2010.
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On October 12,2010, Noel Prefontaine was traded back to the Argonauts in exchange for defensive tackle Etienne Legare and the negotiation rights to defensive back Damaso Munoz.
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On February 12,2014, Noel Prefontaine was released by the Argonauts.