Earl J. Valiquette (June 16, 1921 – June 18, 1975) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Wildcats, Edmonton Eskimos and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Born in Ontario, Canada, Valiquette took up football at North Tonawanda High School in New York and played semi-professionally prior to his service with the United States Navy during World War II. Upon his return from the conflict, he played for the Hamilton Wildcats for three seasons, before making a move to the Edmonton Eskimos in 1950 that was contested by his former team. He returned to Hamilton after one year and played with the newly merged Tiger-Cats for the final two seasons of his playing days. By profession, he had a career with the Carborundum Company in the United States, and was its plant manager in Logan, Ohio at the