Douglas Richard Flutie is a former player of American and Canadian football who was a quarterback in the National Football League, Canadian Football League, and United States Football League. He first rose to prominence during his college football career at Boston College, w...
Douglas Richard Flutie , Douglas Richard "Doug" Flutie
Awards
Heisman Trophy, CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award, Maxwell Award, National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award, Davey O'Brien Award, Grey Cup Most Valuable Player, Walter Camp Award, NFL Honors - AP Comeback Player of the Year, Silver Anniversary Awards, UPI College Football Player o...
TV Shows
Dancing with the Stars, Thursday Night Football, Notre Dame Football on NBC, Saturday Night Football, College Football Live
Inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Selected by the Los Angeles Rams 285th overall in the 1985 NFL Draft. Flutie is the lowest-drafted Heisman Trophy winner.
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In 2006, Flutie was named the greatest player in CFL history. He was ranked #1 by a panel that selected the league's top 50 players. His younger brother Darren Flutie ranked #50.
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Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 2007-08.
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His daughter, Alexa Flutie, was selected as a New England Patriots cheerleader [April 2011].
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Inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
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Inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.
Attended Natick High School in Natick, Massachusetts.
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Won the Heisman Trophy, the Walter Camp Award, the Maxwell Award , and the Davey O'Brien Award in 1984 while playing for Boston College. First Division I quarterback to pass for 10,000 yards in his college career.
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Signed one year contract with New England Patriots (29 April 2005).
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Played in the CFL with the British Columbia Lions (1990-1991, the Calgary Stampeders (1992-1995), and the Toronto Argonauts (1996-1997).
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Played in the NFL with the Chicago Bears (1986), the New England Patriots (1987-1989), the Buffalo Bills (1998-2000) and the San Diego Chargers (2001-2005)
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Professional football player.
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Represented by super-agent Bob Woolf, he signed to a 5-year, $7 million contract by Donald Trump to play for Trump's New Jersey Generals of the upstart USFL. It was the richest contract in pro football at the time. [February 1985].
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Son, Doug Jr., b. 1992, diagnosed as autistic at age 3
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Wicked Bites
2014
TV Series
Self
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Off the Record
2006
TV Series
Himself
Pardon the Interruption
2006
TV Series
Himself
ESPN SportsCentury
2001-2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
NFL Monday Night Football
1986-2005
TV Series
Himself - New England Patriots Quarterback / Himself - Buffalo Bills Quarterback / Himself - Chicago Bears Quarterback
NFL on FOX
2005
TV Series
Himself - New England Patriots Quarterback
ESPN 25: Who's #1?
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
Unleashing the Mean Machine
2005
Video short
Himself
City of Champions: The Best of Boston Sports
2005
Video
Himself
The J-K Conspiracy
2004
Himself
Listen Up
2004
TV Series
Himself
Night of Too Many Stars
2003
TV Movie
Himself
Second String
2002
TV Movie
Himself
The NFL on CBS
1999-2001
TV Series
Himself - San Diego Chargers Quarterback / Himself - Buffalo Bills Quarterback
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2001
TV Series
Himself
The Howard Stern Radio Show
2001
TV Series
Himself
ESPN's Sunday Night Football
1988-2000
TV Series
Himself - Buffalo Bills Quarterback / Himself - New England Patriots Quarterback
Arli$$
2000
TV Series
Himself
The Superstars
1999
TV Movie
Himself
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1999
TV Series
Himself
ABC Sports College Football
1999
TV Series
Himself
Late Show with David Letterman
1998
TV Series
Himself
Margarita Bowl
1998
TV Movie
Himself
ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime
1997
TV Series
Himself - Color Commentator
84th Grey Cup
1996
TV Movie
Himself - Toronto Argonauts Quarterback(MVP)
1994 Sun Bowl
1994
TV Movie
Himself - Color Commentator
The NFL on NBC
1988
TV Series
Himself - New England Patriots Quarterback
1985 NFL Draft
1985
TV Movie
Himself - 285th Overall Pick
1985 Cotton Bowl
1985
TV Movie
Himself - Boston College Eagles Quarterback
The Michael Kay Show
2017
TV Series
Himself
Time to Schein
2017
TV Series
Himself
Dancing with the Stars
2016
TV Series
Himself - Contestant
Good Morning America
2016
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest
AT&T: College Football
2015
Video short
Himself
2014 NFL Pro Bowl
2014
TV Special
Himself
Boston Strong an Evening of Support and Celebration