Hector Pothier

For the Nova Scotia physician and politician, see Hector J. Pothier.

Hector Mark Pothier (born June 12, 1954) is a Canadian former professional football player with the Canadian Football League (CFL)'s Edmonton Eskimos. After playing college football at McGill University and at St. Mary's University (Halifax),^[2] Pothier spent his entire 12 year CFL career as an offensive lineman. He was named CFL All-Star 2 times^[3] and was a part of six Grey Cup championship teams with the Eskimos.^[2]

Hector Pothier

No. 63
Position	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born	(1954-06-12) June 12, 1954 (age 71) St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Career information
College	McGill / St. Mary's
Career history
1978–1989	Edmonton Eskimos
Awards and highlights
6× Grey Cup champion (1978–1982, 1987) CFL All-Star (1981) 4× CFL West All-Star (1981, 1987, 1988, 1989) Tom Pate Memorial Award (1988)[1] J. P. Metras Trophy (1975)

During his university career, he was known by his middle name, Mark, to distinguish himself from his father, who was also named Hector, but later decided to use his first name in his father's memory.^[4]