Doug Flutie

Doug Flutie
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PositionQuarterback
Personal information
Born (1962-10-23) October 23, 1962
Manchester, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolNatick (Natick, Massachusetts)
CollegeBoston College (1981–1984)
NFL draft1985: 11th round, 285th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
CFL records
  • Most passing yards in a season: 6,619 (1991)
  • Most passing touchdowns in a season: 48 (1994)
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts2,151
Passing completions1,177
Completion percentage54.7%
TDINT86–68
Passing yards14,715
Passer rating76.3
Rushing yards1,634
Rushing touchdowns10
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Career CFL statistics
Passing attempts4,854
Passing completions2,975
Completion percentage61.3%
TD–INT270–155
Passing yards41,355
Stats at CFL.ca (archived)

Douglas Richard Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is an American former professional football quarterback. In a 21-year career, Flutie played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), eight seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL), and one season in the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football for the Boston College Eagles, winning the Heisman Trophy in 1984 amid a season that saw him throw a game-winning touchdown pass in the final seconds of a ranked matchup against the Miami Hurricanes.

Flutie chose to begin his professional career with the USFL's New Jersey Generals; his unavailability to NFL teams resulted in him being selected 285th overall by the Los Angeles Rams in the 11th round of the 1985 NFL draft, the lowest drafting of a Heisman winner. After the USFL folded, Flutie spent his first four NFL seasons with the Chicago Bears and New England Patriots.

Flutie left the NFL in 1990 for the CFL, where he became regarded as one of the league's greatest players. As a member of the BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders, and Toronto Argonauts, he was named the CFL's Most Outstanding Player a record six times and won three Grey Cups. In all three of his championship victories, two with the Argonauts and one with the Stampeders, he was named Grey Cup MVP.

After his CFL success, Flutie returned to the NFL in 1998 with the Buffalo Bills, earning Pro Bowl and NFL Comeback Player of the Year honors for leading Buffalo to the playoffs. He again helped the Bills obtain a playoff berth the following season, but was controversially benched in their subsequent Wild Card defeat; the Bills would not make the playoffs for another 17 years. Flutie held his last starting role with the San Diego Chargers in 2001 and spent his final season as a backup for the Patriots. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2008. Flutie was also inducted to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2007, becoming the first non-Canadian inductee.