Darren Flutie

Darren Flutie

Date of birth:	November 18, 1966 (1966-11-18) (age 44)
Place of birth:	Manchester, Maryland
Career information
Status:	Retired
CFL status:	Import
Position(s):	WR
College:	Boston College
Organizations
As player:
1988 1991-1995 1996-1997 1998-2002	San Diego Chargers (NFL) BC Lions (CFL) Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star:	1996, 1997, 1999
CFL East All-Star:	1998, 1999
CFL West All-Star:	1994, 1996, 1997
Records:	Eskimos Record Most Receptions – Game (15) - August 7, 1997
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 2007

Darren Paul Flutie (born November 18, 1966 in Manchester, Maryland) is a former Canadian football wide receiver for the BC Lions, Edmonton Eskimos, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He is the Canadian Football League's third all-time leader in catches, behind Ben Cahoon and Terry Vaughn; he is also third all-time in career receiving yardage behind Allen Pitts, Geroy Simon, and Milt Stegall. He held the BC Lions club record for receiving yardage in a season, 1731 yards, from 1994 to 2004 when Geroy Simon achieved 1750 yards. His Canadian career lasted from 1991 until 2002. He is the younger brother of quarterback Doug Flutie and also attended Boston College, though he did not graduate. He was as an analyst on the CFL on CBC from 2002-2006. Since leaving CBC, Flutie has served as a volunteer coach with the Natick High School football team and was NHS' head boys basketball coach during the 2008-09 season. ^[1]

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.

Career regular season statistics

NFL Statistics				Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Rec	Yards	Y/R	LNG	TD	PTS
1988	San Diego Chargers	16	-	18	208	11.6	28	2	12
CFL Statistics				Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Rec	Yards	Y/R	LNG	TD	PTS
1991	BC Lions	8	8	52	860	16.5	51	6	36
1992	BC Lions	18	17	90	1,336	14.8	76	4	24
1993	BC Lions	17	16	79	1,068	13.5	45	5	30
1994	BC Lions	18	15	111	1,731	15.6	61	8	48
1995	BC Lions	12	11	59	893	15.0	58	2	12
1996	Edmonton Eskimos	17	17	86	1,362	15.8	42	6	36
1997	Edmonton Eskimos	17	16	90	1,313	14.6	51	9	58
1998	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	17	17	98	1,386	14.1	73	5	32
1999	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	18	84	1,155	13.8	37	7	42
2000	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	17	17	79	1,120	14.2	58	4	26
2001	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	18	84	1,206	15.1	49	6	36
2002	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	--	--	64	929	14.5	40	4	24
Total		--	--	972	14,359	14.8	76	66	404

CFL records

• Playoff receptions : 185
• Regular season receptions : 972 (passed by Milt Stegall in 2008)
• Most seasons 1,000 yards receiving : 9 (tied with Allen Pitts)

All-Star Seasons

• 1996
• 1997
• 1999

Grey Cup wins

• 1994
• 1999

References

1. ^ http://www.boston.com/sports/schools/extras/schools_blog/2008/10/darren_flutie_n.html

External links

• The Flutie Brothers Band
• Darren Flutie - CFL on CBC

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Name	Flutie, Darren
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Date of birth	November 18, 1966
Place of birth	Manchester, Maryland
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