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HT: 5-10 WT: 180 COLLEGE: Boston College NFL Years/Years with Bills: 6/2 How Acquired: FA,'98 1998 Games Played/Started: 13/10 Career Games Played/Started: 35/24 Playoff Games Played/Started: 2/2 Birthdate: 10/23/62 Birthplace: Manchester, MD Residence: Natick, MA ADDITIONAL CAREER STATS: Rushing--118 for 590, 3 TD, 5.0 avg., 23 LG (1998- 49 for 245, 5.0 avg., 1 TD; 1989--16 for 87, 5.4 avg., 0 TD; 1988--38 for 179, 4.7 avg, 1 TD; 1987--6 for 43, 7.2 avg, 0 TD; 1986--9 for 36, 4.0 avg, 1 TD). SINGLE GAME HIGHS: Pass Attempts: 41, 10/1/89 at Buf.; Pass Completions: 23, 10/11/98 at Ind.; Yards Passing: 339, 11/29/98 at NE; Longest Pass: 84t, 11/29/98 at NE; TD Passes: 4, 10/30/88 vs. Chi.; INTs: 3 (2 times), Last - 12/6/98 at Cin.; Rushing Attempts: 11, 11/15/98 vs. NE; Yards Rushing: 49, 11/15/98 vs. NE; Longest Rush: 23, 12/6/98 at Cin. ADDITIONAL CAREER PLAYOFF STATS: Rushing--6 for 41, 0 TD, 6.8 avg PRO: Enjoyed a triumphant return to the NFL in 1998, leading the Bills to a playoff spot and earning a Pro Bowl selection and NFL Comeback Player of the Year honors from the Associated Press and Pro Football Weekly...signed with the Bills as a free agent on 1/20/98 after eight seasons in the Canadian Football League...captured the CFL's Most Oustanding Player award an unprecedented six times, led the league in passing yardage five times and helped his team capture the Grey Cup three times...previously played in the NFL with Chicago and New England...was drafted in the 11th round of the 1985 NFL Draft (285th overall) by the Los Angeles Rams...began pro career in USFL with NJ Generals. 1998: Enjoyed a truly storybook season, returning to the NFL after eight years in Canada...took over the starting QB job five games into the season and led the Bills to a 7-3 mark in his 10 reg. season starts, including a 5-1 mark at home...improved record as an NFL starter to 16-8 and is 11-1 in home starts...fine season earned him his first trip to the Pro Bowl and led to his selection as NFL Comeback Player of the Year by the Associated Press...posted the 3rd and 4th highest single-game passing percentages in team history - 82.1% at Indy (10/11) and 81.8% at Carolina (10/25)...threw just 11 INTs in 354 attempts for a percentage of 3.11, the lowest career mark in team history (min. 250 attempts)...earned the team's player of the week honors five times and was selected as the NFL's Miller Lite player of the week following game 5 at Indy (10/11)...made his first NFL appearance since 12/13/89 (a hiatus of 8 years, 9 months, and 3 days) when he replaced an injured Rob Johnson (concussion) in the 3rd quarter of season opener at San Diego (9/6); helped turn a 10-0 deficit into a 14-13 lead late in the 4th but Chargers went on to 16-14 win...again spelled Johnson late in the 4th quarter of game 3 vs. St. Louis...came in after Johnson injured ribs on 3rd offensive play of game 5 at Indy (10/11) and rallied team from a 12-7 halftime deficit to score 24 unanswered points in the 2nd half; set new NFL highs in completions (23) and yards (213, since passed) while 82.14 completion percentage was the third-highest in team history...made first NFL start since 10/15/89 (with NE at Atl.) the following week when he started game 6 vs. Jacksonville (10/18); went 18-39 passing for 228 yards and a TD and won the game with a 1-yard scoring run on 4th down with :13 left...set career highs in passing yards for the third straight week with 282 yards on 18 of 22 passing in a Sunday night game at Carolina (10/25); his 81.8 completion percentage was 4th best in team history and made him only Bills QB to post two 80% games in a season; his 82-yard TD pass to Eric Moulds in Panthers game was longest of NFL career (later passed)...made 3rd straight start and helped lead Bills to 5th straight win with 3-TD outing vs. Miami (11/1); rallied team from 10-point 4th quarter deficit vs. Dolphins with a 16-point final stanza and earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for second time in his career (other time was with NE in 1988)...was announced as the starter for the remainder of the season prior to game 9 at NY Jets; loss that week was his first ever at Meadowlands after 9-0 run in college, USFL, and NFL...set new single-game highs with 11 rushes for 49 yards in game 10 win vs. New England (11/29)...set NFL career-high with 339 passing yards in game 12 loss at NE (11/29); 84-yard TD pass to Moulds was the longest of his career and 5th longest TD pass in team history; controversial loss to Pats snapped Flutie's 10-0 win streak in Foxboro dating back to his BC days...had 2nd career and 2nd consecutive 300-yard passing day with 319-yard effort at Cincy (12/6)...loss to NYJ in game 15 was his first home loss as an NFL starter (11-1)...did not see action in regular season finale at New Orleans and was 3rd QB deactivation with a sore knee...completed 21 of 36 passes for career-best 360 yards (1 TD, 1 INT) in Wild Card loss at Miami. 1997: Led the CFL in passing and the Toronto Argonauts to a Grey Cup championship for the second straight season while also repeating as the championship game's MVP...earned CFL Most Outstanding Player honors for the sixth time in eight seasons...completed 430 of 673 passes (63.9%) for 5,505 yards and a club record 47 touchdowns...the 47 TDs were just one shy of his CFL single-season mark of 48 set in 1994 with Calgary...in the Grey Cup game vs. Saskatchewan, was 30-38 for 352 yards with three touchdowns and also rushed five times for 35 yards and a score in leading the Argos to a 47-23 victory. 1996: Signed with Toronto as a free agent on 3/15...in his first season with the Argos, threw 434 completions on 677 attempts for 5,720 yards, all club records...also rushed for 756 yards on 101 carries, the best single-season ever by an Argos QB...completed 18 passes or more in every regular season game and topped 300 passing yards 11 times...ended the season as the league's Most Outstanding Player after helping Toronto win the Grey Cup...earned MVP honors in the championship game. 1995: In his fourth year with Calgary, completed a career-best 67.2% of his passes while throwing just five interceptions in 332 attempts...missed seven games due to an elbow injury marking his first injury-related absence in five seasons...led the Stampeders to the Grey Cup game where they fell to Baltimore. 1994: Named the league's Most Outstanding Player for the fourth consecutive season...established a CFL single-season record with 48 TD passes for Calgary, surpassing his own mark by four...also set the league record for passing efficiency with a rating of 118.2 while again leading the CFL in passing...helped the Stamps set a league record with 698 points...scored eight TDs (6 passing, 2 rushing) vs. Wpg. (8/23). 1993: Led the CFL in passing and topped the 6,000 yard mark for the second time in his career...threw for over 400 yards seven times, including a club-record 556 yards at Ott. (8/6)...helped the Stamps to their best regular season record ever (15-3)...accounted for 11 of the team's 15 rushing TDs...was named the league's Most Outstanding Player a record third straight year. 1992: Signed as a free agent with Calgary on 3/23...again earned Most Outstanding Player honors and also led the Stampeders to the Grey Cup title...was named the MVP of the game after Calgary defeated Wpg. for Flutie's first Grey Cup win...attempted a team record 63 passes at Sask. (8/7)...topped 15,000 passing yards in his 51st CFL game, making him the fastest person ever to reach that mark. 1991: Selected the league's Most Outstanding Player for the first time after establishing a total of 23 CFL and B.C. Lions records...was responsible for a total of 52 touchdowns - 14 on the ground and 38 in the air...his 6,619 passing yards and 466 completions still stand as single-season CFL records. 1990: Signed with the CFL's B.C. Lions as a free agent in June and went on to play in 16 games...finished the season ranked sixth in the CFL in passing and eighth in rushing. 1989: Saw action in five games for New England and made three starts...started at Buf. (10/1), vs. Hou. (10/8) and at Atl. (10/15); Patriots were 1-2 in those games...only other two appearances were at Raiders (11/26) and vs. Ind. (12/3). 1988: Played in 11 games with the Patriots and earned nine starts; Pats were 6-3 in those starts...earned AFC Player of the Week honors for performance vs. Ind. (10/2); entered at the start of the 4th quarter of a 7-7 game and went 12 for 16 passing for 132 yards and capped a nine-play, 80 yard drive with 13-yard scoring run with :23 left to claim the 21-17 victory...finished the season with 92 completions on 179 attempts for 1,150 yards, eight TDs and 10 INTs...also ranked as the team's third leading rusher with 179 yards on 38 carries...named team's Unsung Hero. 1987: Began season with Chicago but was traded to New England on 10/13 in exchange for an 8th round pick in the 1988 NFL Draft...only action with Pats came in strike replacement game at Hou (10/18) when he started and went 15 for 25 for 199 yards , including a 27-yard TD pass in the 21-7 win. 1986: Signed by the Bears on 10/21 and was activated on 11/4...played in relief roles at TB (11/9), vs. TB (12/7) and at Det. (12/15)...first NFL completion was a 52-yard pass to Willie Gault vs. TB (12/7); next play was a 27-yard TD pass to Walter Payton...made first NFL start in place of injured Mike Tomczak in season finale at Dal. (12/21) and completed 8 of 14 passes for 152 yards, two TDs and an INT...also started playoff game vs. Wash. (1/3/86) and was 11 for 31 for 134 yards with a TD and two INTs in a 27-13 loss...originally selected by the LA Rams in the 11th round of the 1985 NFL Draft (285th overall) and was on the team's developmental squad from June 10th through the remainder of the '85 season...Rams traded his rights to Chi. on 10/14/86 along with a fourth-round pick in exchange for the Bears third and sixth picks in '87. 1985: Was a territorial draft pick of the USFL's New Jersey Generals and signed with the team on 2/4...played in 15 games with the Generals and completed 134 of 281 passes (47.7%) for 2,109 yards, 13 TDs and 14 INTs...also rushed 65 times for 465 yards (7.2 avg.) and six TDs. COLLEGE: Capped an outstanding collegiate career at Boston College by winning the 1984 Heisman Trophy...left school as the NCAA's all-time passing yardage leader with 10,579 yards (since surpassed)...was a consensus All-America as a senior and earned Player of the Year honors from UPI, Kodak, Sporting News as well as the Maxwell Club...as a senior, completed 233 of 386 passes for 3,454, 27 TDs and 11 INTs...Most memorable moment of BC career came at Miami (11/23/84) when he went 34 of 46 for 472 yards and three TDs, including a 48-yard pass to Gerard Phelan as time expired to give BC the 47-45 upset. PERSONAL: Full name -- Douglas Richard Flutie...was all-league in football, basketball, and baseball at Natick High...younger brother Darren, who played for San Diego in 1988, has excelled in the CFL as a receiver and currently plays with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats...the two are in a band called "The Flutie Brothers," with Darren playing guitar and Doug on drums...earned degrees in computer science and speech communications at BC...grew up as a fan of the Baltimore Colts and Miami Dolphins...wore #22 for Baltimore Orioles pitcher Jim Palmer and Dolphins RB Mercury Morris...Doug and his wife, Laurie, have two children -- 11-year-old daughter, Alexa, and 7-year-old son, Doug...in April of '98, the couple announced the creation of the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism, which focuses on raising awareness and support for those affected by the disorder with which their son has been diagnosed...launched "Flutie Flakes" cereal in 1998 to raise funds for the foundation; the cereal's enormous success (over 1.5 million boxes sold) led to spin-off of "Flutie Flakes" candy bar. |
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