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80-588: Flutie may refer to the following: Doug Flutie (b. 1962), a retired American football and Canadian football quarterback who played in both the NFL and the CFL. Hail Flutie , a famous college football game between Boston College and the University of Miami on 23 November 1984, in which Doug Flutie threw an unlikely pass to win the game for Boston College. Flutie Effect ,

160-513: A 15–3 record. Flutie broke his CFL record from the previous season for passing touchdowns in a single season with 48. He also rushed for 760 yards, which was his best rushing season in the CFL. Against Hamilton on October 30, he completed the longest pass of his career (106 yards), a touchdown to Pee Wee Smith . Flutie won his fourth consecutive Most Outstanding Player award. Calgary lost the West Division Final once again, this time to

240-558: A few snaps. Flutie has a 37–28 record as an NFL starter, including a 22–9 record in home games. Referring to his time in the Canadian Football League (and, presumably, to the quarterback's relatively diminutive stature), television football commentator John Madden once said, "Inch for inch, Flutie in his prime was the best QB of his generation." In a December 26, 2005, game against the New York Jets , Flutie

320-708: A fourth consecutive Grey Cup appearance came to an abrupt end in 2019, as the team lost a step, finishing second in the West with a 12–6 record, falling to the eventual Grey Cup champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West Semi-Final 35–14. The CFL went on hiatus in 2020, but returned in 2021, and the Stampeders finished one game back of the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the shortened 2021 season with an 8–6 record. The team met an early playoff exit at

400-517: A fourth-quarter comeback against the Indianapolis Colts on October 11, 1998. The following week, Flutie made his first NFL start since October 15, 1989, against the unbeaten Jacksonville Jaguars . The nine-year gap between starts for a quarterback in the NFL is the third-longest in duration behind Tommy Maddox (December 12, 1992, to October 6, 2002) and the man Flutie replaced, Todd Collins (December 14, 1997, to December 16, 2007). Flutie

480-488: A general manager and handing the coaching reins to former Stamps QB Dave Dickenson . The Stamps continued their success in 2016, winning the West Division again with a 15–2–1 record, but falling to the third-year Ottawa Redblacks in the 104th Grey Cup in overtime. In 2017, the Stampeders finished 13-4-1 (with the league's best record for the season) and made their second straight Grey Cup appearance , but lost to

560-593: A national celebration, featuring pancake breakfasts on the steps of City Hall, starting the Grey Cup parade and even riding a horse in the lobby of the Royal York Hotel . They returned to the Grey Cup the following year (1949), with a 13–1 record but lost to the Montreal Alouettes 28–15 in the title game. It was 19 years until Calgary once again reached the Grey Cup, losing 24–21 to Ottawa in

640-476: A phenomenon whereby a successful sports team increases the prominence of a university, in reference to a large increase in applications to Boston College in the year following the "Hail Flutie" game. Flutie Flakes , a brand of cereal created in 1998 during Doug Flutie's first season with the Buffalo Bills. Flutie Fruities , a brand of fruit snacks created in 2001 during Doug Flutie's first season with

720-499: A rock-steady defence led by Western All Stars Alondra Johnson , Stu Laird , and Will Johnson the Stampeders racked up a 153–79–2 record during these years. They reached the Grey Cup six times, winning in 1992, 1998, and 2001, losing in 1991, 1995, and 1999. In 1996, Ryckman was found by the Alberta Securities Commission to have run a stock manipulation scheme, was fined $ 492,000 and was forced to give up

800-517: A season (7), and set the CFL record for consecutive 400-yard passing games (5). Flutie won his third consecutive Most Outstanding Player award. Calgary ultimately lost in the West Division Final to the visiting Edmonton Eskimos , which prohibited the Stampeders from playing in the Grey Cup that was to be played in Calgary the following Sunday. The 1994 season saw Calgary once again finishing with

880-471: A season-ending injury late in the season. He served as the starter in the Divisional Round game against Washington, which was only his second NFL start. He went 11-of-31 with 134 yards as Washington scored 20 unanswered points in the second half to overcome a halftime deficit while Flutie's interception in the third quarter set up Washington for a subsequent touchdown. Chicago then traded Flutie to

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960-407: A season. At the time he was the highest paid player in the CFL. Flutie struggled in his first season, which would be his only losing season in the CFL. The 1991 season saw Flutie set several CFL single season records: On October 12 vs Edmonton, Flutie threw for 582 yards, which was second most in a regular season game at the time. For his accomplishments, he won Most Outstanding Player award for

1040-517: A struggling Brees when the Chargers were 1–7. The 41-year-old Flutie became the oldest player to score two rushing touchdowns in a game, the first player over 40 to accomplish that feat. He also became the oldest AFC Offensive Player of the Week, winning the award for the fourth time. On January 2, 2005, the season finale of the 2004 season, Flutie broke Jerry Rice 's record set two weeks prior, to become

1120-527: Is a video of Flutie describing the event in his own words. During the 2006 off-season, Flutie's agent Kristen Kuliga stated he was interested in returning to the Patriots for another season; as a result, he was widely expected to return, despite his age. However, on May 15, 2006, Flutie announced his decision to "hang up his helmet" at the age of 43 and retire. Flutie was the second-to-last former USFL player to retire, behind Sean Landeta , who last played in

1200-522: Is currently the shortest quarterback to make the Pro Bowl since 1970. Flutie led the Bills to a 11–5 record in 1999 (10–5 with Flutie as the starter; he was rested for the final game of the season after the Bills clinched a playoff berth). In a controversial decision which football analyst Aaron Schatz said was "the wrong decision on one of the most mismatched quarterback controversies of all time", Flutie

1280-560: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Doug Flutie Douglas Richard Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is an American former professional football quarterback who played professionally for 21 seasons. He played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), eight seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL), and one season in

1360-619: The Argonauts , falling by a score of 35–22 . Following another defeat in the Western Final in 2013 , the Stampeders were once again able to reach the Grey Cup the following year. This time, they came out on top with the franchise's seventh championship, defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 20–16. After the 2015 season, Hufnagel stepped down from his dual responsibility as head coach and general manager, becoming purely

1440-750: The Baltimore Stallions , the first American-based team to win the Grey Cup . Flutie joined the Toronto Argonauts for the 1996 season , and they went 15–3. He won the Most Outstanding Player award for the fifth time in his career, and quarterbacked the team to a Grey Cup victory in The Snow Bowl held in Hamilton, Ontario . He won his second Grey Cup MVP award. After a 15–3 regular season in 1997 , Toronto

1520-773: 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 the 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 , the Calgary Stampeders , and

1600-469: The Miami Hurricanes (led by QB Bernie Kosar ). The game was nationally televised on CBS the day after Thanksgiving and thus had a huge audience. Miami staged a dramatic drive to take the lead, 45–41, in the closing minute of the game. Boston College then took possession at its own 22-yard line with 28 seconds to go. After two passes moved the ball another 30 yards, only 6 seconds remained. On

1680-474: The New England Patriots at the start of the 1987 NFL season, a season which saw the NFL Players Association go on strike, and NFL games subsequently being played by replacement players. Flutie crossed the picket lines in order to play for the Patriots, one of many NFL players to rejoin their respective teams, and the strike quickly collapsed. On October 2, 1988, after the Patriots began

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1760-614: The Saskatchewan Roughriders and the BC Lions . Prior to the formation of the Stampeders in 1945, football in Calgary can be dated back as early as 1891, when Edmonton defeated Calgary 6–5 in the Alberta Total-point Challenge Series. A team from Edmonton (actually the outlying community of Fort Saskatchewan ) had a picture taken of themselves after they defeated a Calgary team (in Calgary,) declaring themselves Champions of Alberta ;

1840-683: The Toronto Argonauts again, just as they did five years earlier. In 2018, the Stampeders finished 13-5 and made a third straight Grey Cup appearance, winning the title over the Redblacks 27–16 in Edmonton. Bo Levi Mitchell won Most Outstanding Player at the 2018 CFL Awards as well as the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player. Lemar Durant was named the game's Most Valuable Canadian. The Calgary Stampeders quest for

1920-639: The 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 . Following 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

2000-654: The United States Football League (USFL). Flutie played college football for the Boston College Eagles , winning the Heisman Trophy in 1984 amid a season that saw him throw the game-winning touchdown pass in the final seconds 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

2080-428: The 11 games he dressed for during the 1995 season. After retirement from the NFL, Flutie took a commentating job calling college football with ESPN and ABC from 2006 until 2008. Drawing on his USFL experience, Flutie served as an analyst for United Football League games for Versus in 2010. Flutie served as a studio and pre-game analyst for Notre Dame Football on NBC from 2011 through 2013, then served as

2160-554: The 1968 final and not until 1971 when they were crowned champions, defeating the Toronto Argonauts 14–11. The Stampeders, like all the teams playing in the WIFU and IRFU, joined the newly formed Canadian Football League in 1958. The year 1960 brought the Stampeders a new home, McMahon Stadium . Their first game in their new stadium was on August 15, 1960, a 38–23 loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers . From 1968 to 1971,

2240-482: The 2000 season, Bills President Tom Donahoe and head coach Gregg Williams decided to keep Johnson as the starter and cut Flutie. In 2001, Flutie signed with the San Diego Chargers , who had gone 1–15 in 2000. After opening 3–0, the Chargers slumped and were 4–2 going into Week 7, when Flutie's Chargers met Rob Johnson's Bills. Flutie prevailed as the new ex-Bill broke a sack attempt and ran 13 yards for

2320-505: The Bills' apparent game-clinching field goal. The following season, Flutie was named the Bills' backup and played only late in games or when Johnson was injured, which was often. During the season, Flutie had a 4–1 record as a starter, in while Johnson's was 4–7. In a December 24, 2000 game against the Seattle Seahawks , Flutie achieved a perfect passer rating , completing 20 of 25 passes for 366 yards and three touchdowns. After

2400-479: The CFL with helping him develop as a pro quarterback. Flutie specifically states that he modeled his game off of fellow CFL quarterback Damon Allen . Upon completion of his CFL career, Flutie had set numerous CFL career records: Flutie ranked third in the following all-time regular season CFL passing categories: yards (41,355), touchdowns (270), completions (2,975), and he ranked fourth in all-time attempts (4,854). In all-time Grey Cup passing categories, Flutie held

2480-857: The Calgary Altomahs, and finally the Calgary Bronks of the Western Interprovincial Football Union . These teams were a dominant force in Alberta football, winning the AFRU championship 15 times over the next 25 years. World War II and 1940 brought a halt to football in Calgary, the final year for the Bronks. None of these earlier Calgary based teams are part of the Stampeders official history or records. The WIFU returned to Calgary on September 29, 1945, with

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2560-566: The Generals and agreed on a deal that would make him the highest paid pro football player and highest paid rookie in any sport with $ 7 million over five years; Flutie was officially signed on February 4, 1985. Having already signed with the USFL, Flutie was not selected in the NFL Draft until the 11th round as the 285th overall pick by the Los Angeles Rams . Flutie entered the USFL with much hype and fanfare. However, many began to wonder if

2640-540: The Grey Cup game, Flutie was 33 of 49 for 480 passing yards. All three statistics were the second highest all-time for a single Grey Cup game. For his efforts, he was named the Grey Cup MVP . In 1993 , Flutie quarterbacked Calgary to a 10–0 start, with the team ultimately finishing 15–3. He passed for 6,000 yards for the second time in his career, and set a single season record for passing touchdowns with 44. He also tied his 1991 CFL record for 400-yard passing games in

2720-539: The Grey Cup, he won his third Grey Cup MVP award. Prior to his final two Grey Cup victories with the Argonauts, Flutie was hampered by the opinion, supported by the media, that he was a quarterback who could not win in cold weather. In both 1993 and 1994, the Stampeders had the best record in the league, but lost the Western Final each year at home in freezing conditions. After first refusing to wear gloves in freezing temperatures, in later years Flutie adapted to throwing with gloves in cold weather. Flutie credits his time in

2800-539: The Montreal Alouettes. Burris was named the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player with DeAngelis being the top Canadian for their efforts. John Hufnagel had been interviewed by several NFL and college football teams, but is still the team's general manager to this day. Hufnagel was also the team's head coach until the end of the 2015 season, when he turned over the head coaching duties to former Stampeder and BC Lions star Dave Dickenson . Between 2009 and 2014 ,

2880-604: The NCAA's all-time passing yardage leader with 10,579 yards and was a unanimous All-American as a senior. He earned Player of the Year awards from UPI , Kodak , The Sporting News , and the Maxwell Football Club . The quarterback coach for Boston College from 1981 to 1983 was Tom Coughlin . Flutie gained national attention in 1984 when he led the Eagles to victory in a high-scoring, back-and-forth game against

2960-480: The Patriots after playing the 1989 season in a mainly backup role. No other NFL teams showed interest in Flutie and he subsequently signed to play for the Canadian Football League (CFL). After his release from the Patriots, they won only nine games over the following three seasons. In 1990, Flutie began his eight-year CFL career. That year, he signed with the BC Lions for a two-year contract reportedly worth $ 350,000

3040-608: The San Diego Chargers. Darren Flutie (b. 1966), a retired Canadian football wide receiver who played in the CFL, and the brother of Doug Flutie. Principal Robert "Bob" Flutie , a minor character in the first season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer , played by Ken Lerner. Tuttie Flutie , a 1980 jazz album recorded by the Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio with a flute quartet Topics referred to by

3120-512: The Stampeders made it to the Grey Cup game three out of those four years (missing in 1969), winning it in 1971. After having some great years at the end of the 1960s which culminated in their 1971 Grey Cup championship, 1972 started a long period of struggles for the Stampeders. In the 18 seasons from 1972 to 1989, the Stampeders made the playoffs only 7 times, and although they reached the Western Final in 1978 and 1979 under Jack Gotta (which were their only two playoff wins and appearances for

3200-461: The Stampeders reached the Western Final every year except 2011 , when the team lost the semi-final game to the Eskimos in Edmonton, 33–19. The following year, the organization by now known as Calgary Sports and Entertainment became the majority owner of the team; the company previously only had a 5% stake in the team. They were able to reach the Grey Cup game that year only to come up short against

3280-399: The Stampeders, who were subsequently purchased by Sig Gutsche via a receivership court for $ 1.6 million on April 3. Gutsche helped rectify the team's debts and made the team profitable again. The team finished the 1990s having made the playoffs in every year that decade. On October 8, 2001, Sig Gutsche sold the team to California businessman Michael Feterik. Unlike previous owners, Feterik

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3360-472: The USFL's Eastern Conference. The USFL folded in 1986, and Flutie and punter Sean Landeta were the league's last active players in the NFL. On October 14, 1986, the Los Angeles Rams traded their rights to Flutie to the Chicago Bears in exchange for multiple draft picks. Flutie appeared in four games for the 1986 Chicago Bears , who were in need for quarterback play when Jim McMahon suffered

3440-538: The West Semi-Final). The Stampeders nearly folded after the 1985 season due to years of declining attendance, financial woes and a poor 3–13 record. However, a successful Save Our Stamps campaign in 1986 resulted in season ticket sales of 22,400, additional funds and stability that translated to improved on-field play which laid the groundwork for both their first playoff win since 1979 in 1990, and back-to-back Grey Cup berths in 1991 and 1992 when they won

3520-406: The admissions phenomenon known as the " Flutie Effect ". This idea essentially states that a winning sports team can increase the recognition value of a school enough to make it more attractive to potential applicants. In addition to his collegiate athletic achievement, Flutie maintained a distinguished academic record at Boston College, where he majored in communication and computer science. Flutie

3600-416: The first time. BC made the playoffs for the first time since 1988, but ultimately lost to the eventual West Division Champion Calgary Stampeders in the West Semi-Final. In 1992 , Flutie was rewarded with a reported million-dollar salary from the Calgary Stampeders . He quarterbacked Calgary to a league-best 13 regular season wins, won his second Most Outstanding Player award, and won his first Grey Cup . In

3680-552: The formation of the Calgary Stampeders. In their first game played on October 20 at Mewata Stadium they beat the Regina Roughriders 12–0 before 4,000 fans in attendance. It was a taste of success to come that decade under the direction of head coach Les Lear and talented stars such as Woody Strode , Paul Rowe , Keith Spaith , Dave Berry , Normie Kwong and Ezzert "Sugarfoot" Anderson . The year 1948

3760-432: The game-winning touchdown. It would be the last win for the Chargers in 2001, as they dropped their last nine games to finish 5–11 and cost head coach Mike Riley his job. (Buffalo finished 3–13 with Johnson and, later, Alex Van Pelt as starters.) Flutie was Drew Brees ' backup in 2002. Brees idolized Flutie growing up, and credits Flutie with mentoring him during their time together at San Diego. In 2003, Flutie replaced

3840-593: The hands of the Riders in the West Semi-Final in an overtime heartbreaker, 33–30. The team reached the playoffs again in 2022 with a 12–6 record, but fell to the second place BC Lions in the West Semi-Final 30–16. On December 12, 2022, it was announced that Dickenson had been named the team's new general manager in addition to retaining his head coaching duties. The Presidents' Ring was established in 1967 by Calgary Stampeders Football Club team president George McMahon and general manager Rogers Lehew. Formerly presented to

3920-595: The last play of the game, Flutie scrambled away from the defense and threw a " Hail Mary pass " that was caught in the end zone by Gerard Phelan , giving BC a 47–45 win. Flutie won the Heisman trophy a week later, but the voting had finished before the game; Flutie said, however, that "without the Hail Mary pass I think I could have been very, very easily forgotten". The subsequent rise in applications for admission to Boston College after Flutie's "Hail Mary" gave rise to

4000-488: The lead analyst from 2014 through 2019. Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders have won eight Grey Cups , most recently in 2018 , from their appearances in 17 Grey Cup Championship games. They have won 20 Western Division Championships and one Northern Division Championship in the franchise's history. The team has a provincial rivalry with the Edmonton Elks , as well as fierce divisional rivalries with

4080-548: The league as it was in financial difficulty. Meanwhile, the Buffalo Bills , who had the first pick in the 1985 NFL draft , still had the rights to Jim Kelly (who had earlier spurned them to go to the USFL) and also had concerns about Flutie's height. He was selected by the USFL's New Jersey Generals in the 1985 territorial draft, which took place in January, months before the 1985 NFL Draft. Flutie went through negotiations with

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4160-474: The oldest player ever to score a touchdown, at 42 years and 71 days. Rice was 42 years and 67 days when he made his touchdown. Flutie's record as a starter that year was 2–3. He was released by the Chargers on March 13, 2005. Flutie surprised many when he signed with the Patriots instead of the New York Giants . He became the backup behind Tom Brady and played several times at the end of games to take

4240-454: The organization that Flutie would be a great asset to the team, and the Bills signed him in the 1998 offseason. The Bills' attempt at making Todd Collins their starting quarterback was a failure, and Flutie was one of two quarterbacks, the other being Rob Johnson (the presumptive starter), to join the Bills in the 1998 offseason. In his first action with the Bills, Flutie entered for an injured Johnson and passed for two touchdowns while leading

4320-755: The picture has two dates on it, being taken in either 1893 or 1895. The Calgary Rugby Foot-ball Club played for the Alberta championship in 1907, became the Calgary Tigers and joined the Calgary Rugby Football Union in 1908 and the Alberta Rugby Football Union in 1911. The ensuing decades saw Calgary based teams come and go; including the Calgary Canucks , the 50th Battalion , the Tigers again,

4400-463: The playoffs, on December 11 Flutie was benched by head coach Raymond Berry and replaced with Tony Eason , who had not played football in over a year; Berry cited a need for more "explosive" play from the offense, which Flutie pointed out had thrown little to begin with. New England lost the last game of the year in Denver and were eliminated from the postseason in a tiebreaker. Flutie was released by

4480-400: The playoffs. He again helped the Bills obtain a playoff berth the following season, but was controversially benched in their subsequent Wild Card defeat ; Flutie would be the last quarterback to bring the Bills to the postseason over the next 17 years. Flutie held his last starting role with the San Diego Chargers in 2001 and spent his final professional season as a backup for the Patriots. He

4560-493: The record for most attempts (171), completions (108), and yards (1,421). Other passing accomplishments upon completion of his CFL career included: *since surpassed On November 17, 2006, Flutie was named the greatest Canadian Football League player of all time from a top 50 list of CFL players conducted by TSN . In 2007, he was named to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame , the first non-Canadian to be inducted. The Buffalo Bills ' then-pro personnel director A. J. Smith convinced

4640-480: The rest of the 1970s) losing both times to their provincial rivals in Edmonton , who were in the midst of an unprecedented five-year Grey Cup victory run at the time), the next decade was less than kind to the team. During the 1980s, the Stampeders were the only CFL team that did not win a playoff game (the team made five appearances during the decade, all but one of which came on the road and all resulting in losses in

4720-434: The same season of Flutie's retirement (but did not formally retire until 2008). Because of injuries with the Toronto Argonauts , Flutie was contemplating a temporary comeback with the team as of July 25, 2006. Flutie did not plan to play long-term, for he had planned on doing college football commentary on ESPN in the coming season. On August 18, 2006, a story was published on CFL.ca examining this topic in-depth. Flutie

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4880-543: The scouts who said Flutie could not compete on the pro level were right, despite the plenitude of great NFL quarterbacks with awful initial professional seasons. In February 1985, Flutie made his USFL debut against the Orlando Renegades . His debut was not impressive, as his first two professional passes were intercepted by Renegades linebacker Jeff Gabrielsen. The only two touchdowns that New Jersey scored came from turnovers by Orlando quarterback Jerry Golsteyn . By

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4960-460: The season with a 1–3 record, Flutie came off the bench to lead a comeback victory over the Indianapolis Colts in Foxborough, scoring the winning touchdown on a 13-yard bootleg at the end of the fourth quarter. He then led the team to a 6–3 record, including wins at home over the eventual division winning Cincinnati Bengals and Chicago Bears . However, after taking the Patriots to the brink of

5040-577: The team lost money, and in January 2005, Feterik sold the team to a group led by Ted Hellard, Doug Mitchell and former Stampeder John Forzani, and the Calgary Flames Limited Partnership , the organization that represents the NHL's Calgary Flames . In 2008, one-time Stamps QB John Hufnagel took the coaching reins, and the Stampeders ended their playoff victory drought en route to winning the team's sixth Grey Cup 22–14 against

5120-414: The time Flutie's debut was over, he completed 7 of 18 passes, for a total of 174 yards, while running for 51 yards. Flutie completed 134 of 281 passes for 2,109 yards and 13 touchdowns with the Generals in 1985 in 15 games. He suffered an injury late in the season that saw him turn over the reins to reserve quarterback Ron Reeves. The Generals went on to finish with an 11–7 record and a second-place finish in

5200-515: The title over Winnipeg . Wally Buono took over the head coaching duties in 1990 (after having served as an assistant coach for the previous three years). Late in the 1991 season, the team, after being community-owned since its inception, went private when Larry Ryckman purchased the team. The next 13 years were some of the most successful years in Stampeders history. Led by quarterbacks Doug Flutie , Jeff Garcia and Dave Dickenson , receivers Allen Pitts , Terry Vaughn and Dave Sapunjis , and

5280-403: The visiting B.C. Lions, who defeated the Stampeders with a last play touchdown. In 1995 , Flutie missed several games with injury. During this time, Jeff Garcia , who later went on to start for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers , started games at quarterback, and helped Calgary once again finish 15–3. The Stampeders advanced to the Grey Cup game, and Flutie started. However, Calgary was defeated by

5360-460: Was a candidate for the Rhodes Scholarship , for which he was named a finalist in 1984. Upon graduating, Flutie won the National Football Foundation post-graduate scholarship. In November 2008, Flutie was honored by Boston College with a statue of him throwing his famous "Hail Mary" pass outside of Alumni Stadium . His number, 22, has been retired by the Boston College football program. Despite his successful college achievements, whether Flutie

5440-410: Was an All-League performer in football, basketball, and baseball. Flutie played football at Boston College , the only Division I-A school to recruit him, from 1981 to 1984, and won the Heisman Trophy , Maxwell Award , and the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award in his senior year (1984). Flutie became the first quarterback to win the Heisman since Pat Sullivan in 1971. Flutie left school as

5520-406: 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. Flutie was born in Manchester, Maryland , to Dick and Joan Flutie. His paternal great-grandparents were Lebanese immigrants. His family moved to Melbourne Beach, Florida , when he

5600-412: Was intimately involved in the club's football operations. Feterik's most notorious move was to give the starting quarterback position to his son Kevin Feterik , angering both fans and Buono. Buono left to join the BC Lions after the 2002 CFL season. After Wally Buono departed from the Stampeders, the team went through three different head coaches in three years. Jim Barker succeeded Buono in 2003, but

5680-435: Was let go after a 5–13 season, and he was replaced by Matt Dunigan , who fared no better in his lone season in 2004, going 4–14. The coaching carousel ended with Tom Higgins taking over in 2005, who brought the team back to respectability led by Henry Burris at quarterback and Joffrey Reynolds at running back, but lost in three straight years in the 2005, 2006, and 2007 Western semi-final games in that span. During this time,

5760-502: Was not done in a regular-season NFL game since 1941. It was Flutie's first kick attempt in the NFL , and earned him that week's title of AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick , known for his knowledge of the history of the game, made comments that suggested that the play was a retirement present of sorts for his veteran quarterback, although Flutie made no comment on whether 2005 would be his last season. There

5840-538: Was perhaps the greatest season in Stamps history, achieving a perfect regular season of 12–0 and capping the year a 2-0-1 record in the playoffs including a Grey Cup victory over the Ottawa Rough Riders at Toronto's Varsity Stadium , memorable for the team's scoring a touchdown on a "sleeper play". It was also during that same Grey Cup festival that Calgary fans brought pageantry to the game and made it into

5920-456: Was pondering a return to the CFL because of his relationship with Argonauts head coach and former running back Pinball Clemons , and the desire to "say goodbye to the CFL". According to the report, Flutie was poised to return to Toronto on July 22, after their victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the injury to backup quarterback Spergon Wynn . Nevertheless, Flutie chose to remain in retirement. * Flutie only saw game action in 10 of

6000-555: Was replaced by Johnson for the playoffs by coach Wade Phillips , who later said he was ordered by Bills owner Ralph Wilson to do so. Rob Johnson completed only ten passes, none for touchdowns, and was sacked six times, as the Bills lost 22–16 to the eventual AFC Champion Tennessee Titans . The game has become known as the Music City Miracle , as the Titans scored on the penultimate play of the game—a kickoff return following

6080-477: Was sent in late in the game. The Jets also sent in their back-up quarterback, Vinny Testaverde . This was the first time in NFL history that two quarterbacks over the age of 40 competed against each other (Testaverde was 42, Flutie was 43). In the Patriots' regular-season finale against the Miami Dolphins on January 1, 2006, Flutie successfully drop kicked a football for an extra point , something that

6160-404: Was six, where his father worked as a quality engineer in the aerospace industry . While there, Flutie led Hoover Junior High School's football team to two Brevard County Championships. After the dramatic slow-down of the space program in the mid-1970s, the Flutie family again moved in 1976 to Natick, Massachusetts , 20 miles west of Boston . Flutie graduated from Natick High School , where he

6240-440: Was successful in its quest to win back-to-back Grey Cups when the team won the 1997 Grey Cup held in Edmonton , Alberta. With Flutie at quarterback, the Argonauts set a record for most consecutive completions in a Grey Cup game with 10, which occurred between the first and second quarters. From the late second quarter to the fourth quarter, this record was rewritten when Flutie completed 12 consecutive passes. For his performance in

6320-475: Was the hero of the Bills' victory as he scored the winning touchdown against the Jaguars by rolling out on a bootleg and into the end zone on a fourth-down play in the waning seconds. The Bills' success continued with Flutie at the helm; his record as a starter that season was 8 wins and 3 losses. He then threw for 360 yards in a wild card playoff loss at Miami. Flutie was selected to play in the 1998 Pro Bowl and

6400-469: Was too small to play professional football was uncertain. When asked on television "Can a guy who's five-foot-nine, 175 pounds make it in the pros?", he answered "Yes, he can. But it's a matter of ability and not size. I feel I can play; I don't know for sure, and those questions will be answered in the future." Flutie was seen as extremely attractive to the USFL , which was desperate for a star to reinvigorate

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