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   |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1981|4|16|mf=y}}
   |birth_place= [[Plaster Rock, New Brunswick]]
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   |College=[[Université Laval|Laval]]
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   |CFLDraftedPick=5
   |CFLDraftedTeam=Montreal Alouettes
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* 2× [[Grey Cup]] champion ([[97th Grey Cup|2009]], [[98th Grey Cup|2010]])
* [[Vanier Cup]] champion (2003, [[40th Vanier Cup|2004]])
* [[Frank M. Gibson Trophy]] (2005)
* [[Bruce Coulter Award]] (2004)
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'''Matthieu Proulx''' (born April 16, 1981) is a former [[Safety (American football position)|safety]] with the [[Montreal Alouettes]] of the [[Canadian Football League]].

==Early life==
Proulx was born in [[Plaster Rock, New Brunswick]], but his family relocated to [[Gatineau]]. He began [[Canadian football]] as a sport to play in between baseball and skiing and had to travel to [[Gloucester, Ontario]], to play at the midget level at age 18. To play football at [[CEGEP]] level, Proulx had to go to [[Montreal]] and played for [[Collège André-Grasset]].<ref name="gazette">{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/sports/story.html?id=2a2d8e2f-52f9-4204-bca0-0db61d2bd469&k=95161|title=Winning CFL title 'would be huge,' Proulx says|last=Zurkowsky|first=Herb|date=2008-11-20|publisher=Montreal Gazette|accessdate=2008-11-21|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105131830/http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/sports/story.html?id=2a2d8e2f-52f9-4204-bca0-0db61d2bd469&k=95161|archivedate=2012-11-05}}</ref>

Proulx attended [[Université Laval]], majoring in law, and played for the [[Laval Rouge-et-Or|Rouge-et-Or]] from 2001 to 2004. Over 18 games between 2002 and 2004, he intercepted five passes for 74 yards and a touchdown, scored two touchdowns on punt returns, and recorded 54 tackles, six sacks, seven pass knockdowns, and two forced fumbles.<ref name="cfl">{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/index.php/roster/show/id/432|title=Matthieu Proulx|work=Rosters|publisher=Canadian Football League|accessdate=2008-11-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617175558/http://www.cfl.ca/index.php/roster/show/id/432|archive-date=2008-06-17|url-status=dead}}</ref> He won back-to-back [[Vanier Cup]]s with Laval in 2003 and 2004 and was awarded the [[Bruce Coulter Award]] as the most outstanding defensive player in the 2004 Vanier Cup.

==Professional career==
Proulx was drafted by Montreal in the first round in the [[2005 CFL Draft]] and was the runner-up for the 2005 [[CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award]].

[[2008 CFL season]] may be considered his breakthrough season, however.<ref name="gazette" /> He had been scheduled to start at [[Safety (American football position)|safety]] but suffered a hamstring injury at the beginning of the season. Nevertheless, he recovered to dress for 11 games, including five starts, and has moved ahead of [[Étienne Boulay]] on the [[depth chart]].<ref name="gazette" />

He studied for the [[bar (law)|bar]] in Montreal in 2007<ref name="cfl" /> and pursues a career in law during the off-season and intends continue upon his retirement.<ref name="gazette" />

On March 1, 2011, [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|Radio-Canada]] announced on its website that Proulx will officially announce his retirement from professional football the next day at the age 29.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radio-canada.ca/sports/football/2011/03/01/002-lcf-alouettes-matthieu-proulx.shtml|title=Proulx à la retraite}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110522112343/http://www.cfl.ca/index.php/roster/show/id/432 Matthieu Proulx] at cfl.ca

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[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Canadian football defensive backs]]
[[Category:Canadian Football League Rookie of the Year Award winners]]
[[Category:Laval Rouge et Or football players]]
[[Category:Montreal Alouettes players]]
[[Category:People from Victoria County, New Brunswick]]
[[Category:Players of Canadian football from New Brunswick]]