Doug Flutie
Doug Flutie
Douglas Richard Flutieis a former quarterback in the National Football League, Canadian Football League, and United States Football League. He first rose to prominence during his college football career at Boston College, where he received the Heisman Trophy and the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award in 1984. His "Hail Mary" touchdown pass in a game against Miami on November 23, 1984is considered among the greatest moments in college football and American sports history. Flutie was selected as the 285th pick...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth23 October 1962
CityManchester, MD
CountryUnited States of America
It has gone way beyond our wildest dreams.
The public doesn't care about my size. It's just something for the media to talk about.
That's the way I like it because there's no time to have nerves about it. You just run out and do it.
A guy that's undersized has to prove himself right away.
My favorite song to play is 'Smokin' by Boston. I actually had a chance to play that with the band Boston live.
My daughter is very strong-willed and is a great kid. She doesn't drink. She doesn't smoke. She doesn't fold to peer pressure. I think how affectionate my wife and I have been with her over the years all plays into that. She realizes the more people she is exposed to that kids who have both parents around grow up to be much better people.
My favorite song to play is 'Smokin'' by Boston. I actually had a chance to play that with the band Boston live.
The day I retire is the day I'll feel old. I'm not there yet.
It's nice to have a situation where you can make it fun.
But I'll tell you this: When I lose my athleticism, it's time to go.
All of those guys who told me that I was too short and how complicated the game was, it is not that complicated. It is the same game I have always played.
I was very close to playing at an Ivy League School. The Division I schools, when a coach would come visit all he would talk about was my size.
The biggest issue about the height factor is the bias that the NFL has about it,
My daughter just graduated college and she's a dance major. She's done a couple of dance videos already and won Miss Massachusetts a couple of weeks ago. She's going out for Miss United States the second week of July, out in Las Vegas. She will probably wind up going to New York and trying the Broadway thing.