Darren Flutie

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Darren Flutie
Born: (1966-11-18) November 18, 1966 (age 57)
Manchester, Maryland, U.S.
Career information
CFL status American
Position(s) WR
College Boston College
Career history
As coach
2007–2013 Natick HS (Asst.)
2014–2017 Newton South HS (OC)
2018–2020 Rivers School (OC)
As player
1988 San Diego Chargers
1990 Phoenix Cardinals
1991–1995 BC Lions
1996–1997 Edmonton Eskimos
1998–2002 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Grey Cup champion (1994, 1999)
  • Eskimos Record: Most Receptions – Game (15) - August 7, 1997
  • First-team All-East (1987)
CFL All-Star 1996, 1997, 1999
CFL East All-Star 1998, 1999
CFL West All-Star 1994, 1996, 1997
Career stats

Darren Paul Flutie (born November 18, 1966) is an American former Canadian football wide receiver for the BC Lions, Edmonton Eskimos, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He is the Canadian Football League (CFL)'s fifth all-time leader in catches, behind Nik Lewis, Geroy Simon, Ben Cahoon, and Terry Vaughn.

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Early life

He is the younger brother of quarterback Doug Flutie and also attended Boston College, though he did not graduate. He ranks among the all-time leaders in program history in receptions (134) while also having 2,000 yards and 14 touchdowns. He was inducted into the Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 2007.

College receiving statistics

YearReceptionsYdsTD
198492141
1985424691
1986355315
1987487867
Career [1] 1342,00014

Professional career

Prior to the CFL, Flutie played briefly for the San Diego Chargers in the 1988 season as an undrafted free agent. He didn't have starting time, but he played enough to make 18 receptions for 208 yards and two touchdowns while also returning eight kicks. [2] He was cut prior to the 1989 season and joined the Phoenix Cardinals for 1991 but did not get to play. It was only then that Flutie was convinced by his brother Doug to play in Vancouver with him for the BC Lions. The 1991 season was the only one that saw the two Fluties on the same field, as Doug would leave in free agency for the Calgary Stampeders after the year ended.

In 1996, Flutie went to the Edmonton Eskimos, who had quarterback Danny McManus (the quarterback behind BC for most of the 1995 season) on the roster. In 1998, Flutie and McManus signed with Hamilton. Hamilton made two Grey Cups with Flutie on the roster in 1998 and 1999, with both being against Calgary. Flutie did not score a touchdown in the loss of 1998, but he made significant contributions in 1999. He caught a long pass from McManus of 40 yards to set up a field goal to make the score 10–0. Later, he scored the final touchdown of the first half to give them a 21–0 lead. He then scored a touchdown early in the fourth quarter to increase the lead to 32–14 before Hamilton won 32–21, for which McManus won MVP; Flutie caught six passes for 109 yards. It was the last Grey Cup appearance for Hamilton for 14 years and currently ranks as the last Grey Cup championship for the franchise.

With his 1,000-yard season in 2001, he tied a record for most 1,000-yard seasons for a receiver with nine. [3] The following year saw him set a record for most receptions in CFL history; both marks have since been passed.

Flutie ranks fourth all-time in career receiving yardage behind Geroy Simon, Milt Stegall, and Allen Pitts. He held the BC Lions club record for receiving yardage in a season, 1,731 yards, from 1994 to 2004 when Geroy Simon achieved 1750 yards. His Canadian career lasted from 1991 until 2002.

During his time in the league, he had various second jobs to make more money, which ranged from selling Christmas trees, bartending, limo driving, or as a Read Custom Soils salesman.

After football

He was as an analyst on the CFL on CBC from 2002 to 2006. In November 2006, Darren Flutie joined his brother, Doug Flutie, on the list of the CFL's Top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN. In 2007, he was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Since leaving CBC, Flutie has served as a high school football coach. He was volunteer coach with the Natick High School football team from 2007 until his son Troy graduated in 2014. He was also NHS' boys basketball head coach during the 2008–09 season. He then served as offensive coordinator at Newton South High School and from 2018 to 2020 held the same position at the Rivers School. He also works for a medical device company. [4]

In 2023, Flutie was honored by the Ti-Cats with induction into the team's Wall of Honour. [5]

Career regular season statistics

NFL StatisticsReceiving
YearTeamGPGSRecYardsY/RLNGTDPTS
1988 San Diego Chargers 16-1820811.628212
CFL StatisticsReceiving
YearTeamGPGSRecYardsY/RLNGTDPTS
1991 BC Lions885286016.551636
1992 BC Lions1817901,33614.876424
1993 BC Lions1716791,06813.545530
1994 BC Lions18151111,73115.661848
1995 BC Lions12115989315.058212
1996 Edmonton Eskimos1717861,36215.842636
1997 Edmonton Eskimos1716901,31314.651958
1998 Hamilton Tiger-Cats1717981,38614.173532
1999 Hamilton Tiger-Cats1818841,15513.837742
2000 Hamilton Tiger-Cats1717791,12014.258426
2001 Hamilton Tiger-Cats1818841,20615.149636
2002 Hamilton Tiger-Cats18186492914.540424
Total195--97214,35914.87666404

CFL records

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References

  1. ↑ "Darren Flutie College Stats".
  2. ↑ "Darren Flutie Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  3. ↑ "Soiled Sport Darren Flutie, a record-threatening CFL receiver, is also a dirt salesman".
  4. ↑ Whelan Jr., Tim (January 7, 2018). "Flutie finds new opportunity". MetroWest Daily News. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  5. ↑ https://ticats.ca/article/%EF%BB%BFdarren-fluties-journey-from-american-football-to-the-ticats-wall-of-honour [ bare URL ]
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