# Hec Cyre

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{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player (1901–1971)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Hec Cyre
| image       =
| caption     = 
| position    = [Tackle](/source/Tackle_(American_football)), [guard](/source/Guard_(American_football)), [end](/source/End_(American_football))
| number      = 3, 12
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 2
| weight_lb   = 215
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1901|10|25}}
| birth_place = [Rivière Qui Barre, Alberta](/source/Rivi%C3%A8re_Qui_Barre%2C_Alberta)
| death_date  = {{death date and age|1971|8|5|1901|10|25}}
| death_place = [Langley, Washington](/source/Langley%2C_Washington)
| college     = [Gonzaga](/source/Gonzaga_Bulldogs_football)
| high_school = 
| teams       =
* [Green Bay Packers](/source/Green_Bay_Packers) ({{NFL Year|1926}})
* [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees_(NFL)) ({{NFL Year|1928}})
| statlabel1  = Games played
| statvalue1  = 13
| statlabel2  = Games started
| statvalue2  = 7
| statlabel3  = 
| statvalue3  = 
| highlights  =
* Third-team [All-American](/source/College_Football_All-America_Team) ([1925](/source/1925_College_Football_All-America_Team))
| pfr         = CyreHe20 
}}
'''Hector J. Cyre''' (October 25, 1901 – August 5, 1971) was an [American football](/source/American_football) [tackle](/source/Tackle_(American_football)), [guard](/source/Guard_(American_football)), and [end](/source/End_(American_football)) for the [Green Bay Packers](/source/Green_Bay_Packers) and [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees_(NFL)) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) for [Gonzaga](/source/Gonzaga_Bulldogs_football).

==Biography==
Cyre was born on October 25, 1901, in [Rivière Qui Barre, Alberta](/source/Rivi%C3%A8re_Qui_Barre%2C_Alberta). He attended [Gonzaga](/source/Gonzaga_Bulldogs_football) where he played [college football](/source/college_football). He played ten games, starting six, for the [Green Bay Packers](/source/Green_Bay_Packers) in [1926](/source/1926_NFL_season). He also played three games, starting one, for the [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees_(NFL)) in [1928](/source/1928_NFL_season). He died on August 5, 1971, in [Langley, Washington](/source/Langley%2C_Washington), at 69.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hector Cyre Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CyreHe20.htm |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He was inducted into the Gonzaga Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://gozags.com/honors/gonzaga-athletic-hall-of-fame/hector-cyre/18 | website = Gozags.com | title = Hec Cyre (1991) | access-date = February 6, 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.nfl.com/players/heccyre/profile?id=CYR415291 NFL.com profile]

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Category:1901 births
Category:1971 deaths
Category:Pre-Confederation Alberta people
Category:American football tackles
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:New York Yankees (NFL) players
Category:People from Sturgeon County
Category:Players of American football from Alberta
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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