Bruno Heppell

\Bruno Heppell was a third round draft pick (21st overall) of the Montreal Alouettes in the 1997 CFL College Draft.  Bruno played eight years in the CFL (1997-2004), all with Montreal.  Heppell was mainly used as a blocking fullback and on special teams.  While not the most glamerous role, protecting Quarterback Antohony Calvillo and opening holes for Mike Pringle was important to the success the Alouettes during the years Heppell played.  You could count on Heppell to pick up tough short yardage when needed, and if the defense concentrated too much on the "big guns", Heppell could sneak out of the backfield to rumble for some big yards such as his career high 58 yarder in 2002.  Heppell's best season was 2001 when he ran for 136 yards and caught 22 passes for for 273 yards.  For someone who didn't ge the ball a lot, Heppell found the endzone quite a bit, scoring 15 career touchdowns, 11 rushing, 3 receiving and one on a fumble return.  Heppell also contributed on special teams, recording 13 special teams tackles twice (1997 and 2002).  The CFL Player's Association names its own All-Star teams separate from the league, and Heppell was voted an East All-Star by his peers in both 2001 and 2002.  Heppell played in three Grey Cups with Montreal, winning it in 2002.  Heppell retired after the 2004 season and has since become involved in the Montreal Alouettes alumni where he is currently (2009) one of the vice-presidents.

Games Played, Rushing and Receiving
Year Team GP TC Yds Avg TD Long Rec Yds Avg TD Long
1997 MON 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 MON 14 9 43 4.8 1 8 0 0 0 0 0
1999 MON 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 MON 17 23 83 3.6 1 2 10 161 16.1 1 38
2001 MON 18 37 136 3.7 3 24 22 273 12.4 1 24
2002 MON 18 20 109 5.5 1 40 9 196 21.8 0 58
2003 MON 18 29 69 2.4 4 8 9 122 13.6 1 23
2004 MON 10 14 49 3.2 1 15 2 18 9 0 9

Kickoff Returns
Year Team KOR Yds Avg TD Long
1997 MON 1 0 0 0 0
1998 MON 2 44 22 0 23
1999 MON 0 0 0 0 0
2000 MON 1 19 19 0 19
2001 MON 3 23 7.7 0 9
2002 MON 1 11 11 0 11
2003 MON 0 0 0 0 0
2004 MON 0 0 0 0 0

Fumbles
Year Team F FL
1997 MON 0 0
1998 MON 0 0
1999 MON 0 0
2000 MON 1 1
2001 MON 1 0
2002 MON 1 0
2003 MON 0 0
2004 MON 1 1

Fumble Returns
Year Team FR Yds Avg TD Long OFR FF
1997 MON 2 5 2.5 1 5 0
1998 MON 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 MON 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 MON 0 0 0 0 0 1
2001 MON 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 MON 1 0 0 0 0 1
2003 MON 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 MON 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tackles
Year Team T ST Total
1997 MON 0 13 13
1998 MON 1 6 7
1999 MON 0 10 10
2000 MON 1 4 5
2001 MON 0 2 2
2002 MON 1 13 14
2003 MON 0 4 4
2004 MON 0 4 4
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