Darren Flutie

Darren Flutie
Career information
No. 82
Date of birth	(1966-11-18) November 18, 1966
Place of birth	Manchester, Maryland
CFL status	International
Position(s)	WR
College	Boston College
Career history
As player
1988	San Diego Chargers
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
CFL All-Star	1996, 1997, 1999
CFL East All-Star	1998, 1999
CFL West All-Star	1994, 1996, 1997
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 2007

Darren Paul Flutie (born November 18, 1966) 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 fourth all-time leader in catches, behind Geroy Simon, Ben Cahoon, and Terry Vaughn. He is also 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, 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' boys basketball head 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.

College Statistics

1984: 9 catches for 214 yards and 1 TD. This would be the only college season he played with brother Doug Flutie at QB.
1985: 42 catches for 469 yards and 1 TD.
1986: 35 catches for 531 yards and 5 TD.
1987: 48 catches for 786 yards and 7 TD.

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