# Brian Marcil

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{{Infobox gridiron football person
| name = Brian Marcil
| image = 
| alt = 
| caption = 
| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|April 6, 1948}}
| birth_place = [Richmond, Quebec](/source/Richmond%2C_Quebec), Canada
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| team = 
| number = 71 (CGY)
| status = 
| position1 = [Linebacker](/source/Linebacker)
| height_ft = 
| height_in = 
| weight_lb = 
| college = [Loyola College (Montreal)](/source/Loyola_College_(Montreal))
| playing_years1 = 1970–1972
| playing_team1 = [Calgary Stampeders](/source/Calgary_Stampeders)
| playing_years2 = 1972
| playing_team2 = [Montreal Alouettes](/source/Montreal_Alouettes)
| playing_years3 = 1973–1974
| playing_team3 = [Calgary Stampeders](/source/Calgary_Stampeders)
| playing_years4 = 1975
| playing_team4 = [Ottawa Rough Riders](/source/Ottawa_Rough_Riders)
| career_highlights = 
* [Grey Cup](/source/Grey_Cup) champion (1971)
}}

'''Brian Marcil''' (born April 6, 1948) is a former professional football player in the [Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League).<ref>{{cite news |last=MacDonald |first=Ian |title=Montreal youngster understudies outstanding lineman of the year |work=The Montreal Gazette |date=1970-11-27 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=X4IuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OqEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3556,6502906 |accessdate=2011-04-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Walker |first=Hal |title=Brian Marcil back in camp: Denies Alouettes troubled |work=The Calgary Herald |date=1973-09-20 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=um1kAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SX0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3588,4297817 |accessdate=2011-04-01}}</ref>

Marcil was born in [Richmond, Quebec](/source/Richmond%2C_Quebec), and graduated from [Loyola College](/source/Loyola_College_(Montreal)) in [Montreal](/source/Montreal),<ref>{{cite news |title=How the Alouettes stand |work=The Montreal Gazette |date=1973-07-21 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WVwlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Z6EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3955,4683978 |accessdate=2011-04-01}}</ref> where he starred on the Warriors' undefeated 1968 team (which has since been inducted into Concordia University's Sports Hall of Fame.)

He had a 6-year CFL career, mostly with the [Calgary Stampeders](/source/Calgary_Stampeders) (5 years and 46 games from 1970 to 1974) where he played on the [Grey Cup](/source/Grey_Cup) winning 1971 team.<ref>[http://www.cflapedia.com/Database/m.htm CFLAPEDIA]</ref> He also had a short stint with the [Montreal Alouettes](/source/Montreal_Alouettes) (9 games in 1972)<ref>''Montreal Alouettes 2006 Media Guide and Record Book''</ref> and finished his career with 2 games for the [Ottawa Rough Riders](/source/Ottawa_Rough_Riders) in 1975.

Later Marcil became Vice President of the Alouettes Alumni Association, played for the Montreal Irish Rugby Football Club, and entered the commercial real estate business. 
==References==
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{{59th Grey Cup}}

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