George LaFrance

**George LaFrance**
	No. 25, 27
	Offensive specialist
Personal information
	Date of birth: September 24, 1965 (age 60)
	Place of birth: New Iberia, Louisiana
Career information
	College: Baker
	Undrafted in 1987
	No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
	* Detroit Drive (1988–1993) Tampa Bay Storm (1994–1999); New Jersey Red Dogs (2000);
	As executive:; * San Diego Riptide (General Manager) (2002)
	As administrator:; * Arena Football League (VP of Alumni Association)
Career highlights and awards
	*2× AFL MVP (1989 & 1991) 5× ArenaBowl Champion (1988, 1989, 1990, 1995 & 1996); 3× ArenaBowl MVP (1989, 1992 & 1995); First Team All-Arena - WR/DB (1989); First Team All-Arena - OS/KR (1991); AFL All Star - WR/DB (1993); 10th Anniversary Team - OS (1996); All-ArenaBowl Team - OS (1999); First Team 15th Anniversary Team - KR (2001); Baker Athletics Hall of Fame (2002); AFL's 20 Greatest Players #3 (2006); AFL Hall of Fame (2011); AFL's 25 Greatest Players #6 (2012);
Receptions	629
Receiving yards	9,004
Receiving TDs	197
Kick return yards	9,298
Kick return TDs	13
Stats at ArenaFan.com

George Herbert LaFrance III (born September 24, 1965) is a former Arena Football League offensive specialist. In a playing career lasting twelve years, he played for the Detroit Drive (1988-1993), the Tampa Bay Storm (1994-1999), and the New Jersey Red Dogs (2000). In 2002, he served as general manager of the San Diego Riptide.^[1]

Career[]

LaFrance attended Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, where he played as a wide receiver for two years.^[2]

LaFrance is in the AFL Hall Of Fame, and in ArenaBowl IX, wearing #25 for the Storm, became the only player to ever win ArenaBowl MVP 3 times. LaFrance is the career leader in Tampa Bay Storm all-purpose yards with over 20,000.

Retirement[]

In 2012, LaFrance cited his desire to return to the AFL after 12 seasons of retirement.^[3] LaFrance stated, "You can always think. I'm in good shape. It would be during the playoffs. What team I'm looking at, I don't know. A team that's ready. I'll keep that wide open."^[3]

LaFrance is currently athletic director at Navajo Technical University in Crownpoint, New Mexico.^[4]

References[]

↑ "ArenaFan Online, May 2, 2002". http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=origcol&writer=32&article=843. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
↑ "Baker University Athletics Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927111308/http://www.bakeru.edu/athletics2/hall-of-fame/2002. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Richard Obert (March 21, 2012). "George LaFrance looking to come back after 12 year absence". www.azcentral.com. azcentral.com. http://www.azcentral.com/sports/rattlers/articles/2012/03/21/20120321arizona-rattlers-george-lafrance-comeback.html. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
↑ "Official Website of Diné College Athletics". http://www.dinecollege.edu/gowarriors/director.php. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

External links[]

ArenaFan Online's George LaFrance page

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[1] "ArenaFan Online, May 2, 2002". http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=origcol&writer=32&article=843. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

[2] "Baker University Athletics Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927111308/http://www.bakeru.edu/athletics2/hall-of-fame/2002. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

[comeback-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Richard Obert (March 21, 2012). "George LaFrance looking to come back after 12 year absence". www.azcentral.com. azcentral.com. http://www.azcentral.com/sports/rattlers/articles/2012/03/21/20120321arizona-rattlers-george-lafrance-comeback.html. Retrieved February 13, 2013.

[4] "Official Website of Diné College Athletics". http://www.dinecollege.edu/gowarriors/director.php. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

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Personal information
No. 25, 27
Offensive specialist
Date of birth: (1965-09-24) September 24, 1965 (age 60)
Place of birth: New Iberia, Louisiana

Career information
College: Baker
Undrafted in 1987
No regular season or postseason appearances



Career history
* Detroit Drive (1988–1993) Tampa Bay Storm (1994–1999) New Jersey Red Dogs (2000)
As executive: * San Diego Riptide (General Manager) (2002)
As administrator: * Arena Football League (VP of Alumni Association)
Career highlights and awards
*2× AFL MVP (1989 & 1991) 5× ArenaBowl Champion (1988, 1989, 1990, 1995 & 1996) 3× ArenaBowl MVP (1989, 1992 & 1995) First Team All-Arena - WR/DB (1989) First Team All-Arena - OS/KR (1991) AFL All Star - WR/DB (1993) 10th Anniversary Team - OS (1996) All-ArenaBowl Team - OS (1999) First Team 15th Anniversary Team - KR (2001) Baker Athletics Hall of Fame (2002) AFL's 20 Greatest Players #3 (2006) AFL Hall of Fame (2011) AFL's 25 Greatest Players #6 (2012)
Receptions	629
Receiving yards	9,004
Receiving TDs	197
Kick return yards	9,298
Kick return TDs	13
Stats at ArenaFan.com