{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1969)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox CFL biography | name = Dean Noel | team = | image = | image_upright = | caption = | status = Retired | import = no | position1 = Fullback | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|2|21}} | birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | number = | college = Delaware State | high_school = | Height_ft = 5 | Height_in = 10 | Weight_lbs = 216 | CFLDraftedYear = 1993 | CFLDraftedRound = 4 | CFLDraftedPick = 26 | playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|1993|1994}} | playing_team1 = Ottawa Rough Riders | playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|1995|1997}} | playing_team2 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats | career_highlights = | Honours = | CFL = }} '''Dean Noel''' (born February 21, 1969) is a Canadian former professional football fullback who played for five years in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Ottawa Rough Riders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.<ref name=CFLapedia>{{cite web|url=https://www.cflapedia.com/Database/n.htm |title=All-Time CFL Player Roster, N |publisher=CFLapedia |access-date=October 23, 2021}}</ref>
== College career == Noel played college football for the Delaware State Hornets.<ref name=CFLapedia/>
== Professional career == === Ottawa Rough Riders === After finishing his college eligibility, Noel was drafted in the fourth round, 26th overall, by his hometown Ottawa Rough Riders, in the 1993 CFL draft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/draft-tracker/1993/ |title=1993 CFL Draft |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 23, 2021}}</ref> He played in 25 regular season games for the Rough Riders over two seasons where he had four carries for 10 yards and 13 receptions for 133 yards and two touchdowns.<ref name=statscrew>{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-noeldea001 |title=Dean Noel Football Statistics |publisher=statscrew.com |access-date=October 23, 2021}}</ref> He also recorded 42 special teams tackles, including 30 in 1994, which is an Ottawa franchise record.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportdocbox.com/Pro_Ice_Hockey/67059139-Ottawa-redblacks-media-guide.html |title=Ottawa Redblacks Media Guide 2017 |publisher=Ottawa Redblacks |website=sportdocbox.com |access-date=October 23, 2021}}</ref>
=== Hamilton Tiger-Cats === Noel joined the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1995 and played for the team for three years in 40 regular season games.<ref name=statscrew/> He had 18 carries for 111 yards, 14 catches for 121 yards, and 57 special teams tackles.<ref name=statscrew/>
== Personal life == Noel and his family moved from the Caribbean to Ottawa when he was four years old.<ref name=family>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2017/10/20/ex-cfler-dean-noel-steers-son-away-from-football-and-into-hockey.html |title=Amid concussion concerns, ex-CFLer Dean Noel steers son away from football and into hockey |last=Mahiban |first=Dhiren |publisher=Toronto Star |date=October 20, 2017}}</ref> His son, Serron is a professional ice hockey player who was drafted by the Florida Panthers.<ref name=family/>
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