Full name: Samuel Etcheverry
Preferred name: Sam
Nickname: The Rifle
Born: May 20, 1930 in Carlsbad, NM
Died: Aug. 29, 2009 (Obituary)
Active years: 1952–1960
Active teams (1):
125 career games (See notes for restrictions)
Season | Team | Position | Jersey | Regular GP |
Playoff GP |
Grey Cup GP |
9 seasons (Rank: T688th, 94th percentile, 9 CFL seasons) |
1 team | 122 (Rank: T926th, 92nd percentile, 122 CFL games) |
0 | 3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1952 | MTL | QB, P | 92 | 12 | -- | 0 |
1953 | MTL | QB, P | 92 | 14 | -- | 0 |
1954 | MTL | QB, K | 92 | 14 | -- | 1 |
1955 | MTL | QB, K | 92 | 12 | -- | 1 |
1956 | MTL | QB, P | 92 | 14 | -- | 1 |
1957 | MTL | QB, P | 92 | 14 | -- | 0 |
1958 | MTL | QB, P | 92 | 14 | -- | 0 |
1959 | MTL | QB, P | 92 | 14 | -- | 0 |
1960 | MTL | QB, P | 14 | 14 | -- | 0 |
Category | Rank | Value | Team | Season | Game | League Record Held Span | OR |
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Regular Season | |||||||
Longest Pass – Play | T1st | 109 yards (TD) | MTL | 1956 | HAM 14 @ MTL 56 | Sept. 22, 1956–Present | |
T15th | 105 yards (TD) | MTL | 1954 | HAM 11 @ MTL 46 | Oct. 16, 1954–Sept. 22, 1956 | ||
Passing Yards – Game | 3rd | 586 yards | MTL | 1954 | HAM 11 @ MTL 46 | Oct. 16, 1954–Aug. 12, 1993 | |
5th | 561 yards | MTL | 1956 | HAM 14 @ MTL 56 | |||
-- | 379 yards | MTL | 1958 | OTT 13 @ MTL 34 | |||
Playoffs | |||||||
Longest Pass – Play | T2nd | 102 yards (TD) | MTL | 1954 | HAM 19 @ MTL 24 | Nov. 20, 1954–Nov. 20, 1965 | |
Passing Yards – Game | 14th | 427 yards | MTL | 1954 | HAM 19 @ MTL 24 | Nov. 19, 1954–Nov. 11, 1955 | |
Grey Cup | |||||||
Longest Pass – Play | T3rd | 90 yards (TD) | MTL | 1954 | EDM 26 vs MTL 25 | Nov. 27, 1954–Nov. 24, 2002 | |
Passing Yards – Game | 1st | 508 yards | MTL | 1955 | MTL 19 vs EDM 34 | Nov. 28, 1955–Present | |
9th | 387 yards | MTL | 1954 | EDM 26 vs MTL 25 | Nov. 27, 1954–Nov. 28, 1955 |
Sam “The Rifle” Etcheverry was inducted into the Player wing in 1969 (Canadian Football Hall of Fame profile).
Sam “The Rifle” Etcheverry's jersey #92 is retired.
Sam “The Rifle” Etcheverry was inducted into the Player wing in 1993.