Don Allard

Don Allard

Date of birth	(1936-04-21)April 21, 1936
Date of death
Place of death	Winchester, Massachusetts
Career information
Position(s)	Quarterback
Uniform number	27, 12
College	Boston College
NFL draft	1959 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 (by the Washington Redskins)
Career history
As player
1959–1960	Saskatchewan Roughriders
1961–1962	Montreal Alouettes
1961	New York Titans
1962	Boston Patriots
1964	Boston Sweepers (ACFL)
1965	New Bedford Sweepers (ACFL)

Donald J. Allard (April 21, 1936 – April 4, 2002) was an American college and professional football quarterback selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 1959 NFL Draft.

He played college football at Boston College, and played professionally in the American Football League for the New York Titans in 1961 and the Boston Patriots in 1962, in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1959 to 1960 and the Montreal Alouettes from 1961 to 1962, and in the Atlantic Coast Football League with the Boston Sweepers in 1964 and the New Bedford Sweepers in 1965. He was the highest-drafted Boston College Eagles football player in school history until Matt Ryan in 2008.

See also

• Other American Football League players

Sources

• Don Allard at pro-football-reference.com