Laurent DesLauriers

Laurent DesLauriers (born January 7, 1962) is a Canadian former professional football safety who played four seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Edmonton Eskimos and Toronto Argonauts. He played CIAU football at the University of British Columbia.

Early life Laurent DesLauriers was born on January 7, 1962, in Vancouver, British Columbia. DesLauriers was then a starter at receiver in 1982 and earned Canada West first-team All-Star honors. Later in May, DesLauriers and Frank Balkovec were traded to the Edmonton Eskimos for Jim Parker. DesLauriers dressed in all 16 games for the Eskimos during the 1984 season and intercepted nine passes for 110 yards, earning CFL All-Star and CFL West All-Star honors. He was the Eskimos' nominee for the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award. DesLauriers dressed in all 16 games for the second straight season in 1985, interception nine passes for 183 yards, as the Eskimos finished 10–6 and lost in the Western semifinals to the Blue Bombers again. He dressed in nine games in 1986, and intercepted four passes before suffering a season-ending knee injury on September 26 while attempting to tackle Keyvan Jenkins. In his absence, the Eskimos lost the 74th Grey Cup on November 30, 1986. He also missed the entire 1987 season due to the injury. However, this time Edmonton won the 75th Grey Cup in his absence. DesLauriers was let go by the Eskimos in June 1988 after failing a physical.

DesLauriers then signed with the Toronto Argonauts for the 1988 season. He dressed in 17 games for Toronto in 1988 and skipped practices. In June 1989, it was reported that DesLauriers had retired. He returned to UBC as an assistant football coach in 1992. His son, J.J. DesLauriers, played football at Simon Fraser.