Doug Flutie

Doug Flutie is an American football player and presently a quarterback for the New England Patriots. He previously served as quarterback for the San Diego Chargers and was a superstar in the Canadian Football League. However he is best known for his career at Boston College, where his "Hail Mary" pass on November 23, 1984 is considered among the greatest moments in college football history. He received the Heisman Trophy, later that year.

Boston College career

Flutie played football for Boston College from 1981 to 1984, and won the Heisman Trophy in his senior year. He first gained national attention in 1984 when he quarterbacked the Eagles to victory in a high-scoring, back-and-forth game against the University of Miami (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 their own 22-yard line with 28 seconds to go. After two passes moved the ball another 30 yards, only six seconds remained on the clock. On 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. The play essentially clinched the Heisman Trophy for Flutie.

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Boston College - Heisman Trophy - 1984 - University of Miami - Bernie Kosar - CBS - Thanksgiving - Hail Mary pass - Gerard Phelan

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Flutie would leave school as the NCAA?s all-time passing yardage leader with 10,579 yards, and was a consensus All-American as a senior. He earned Player of the Year awards from UPI, Kodak, The Sporting News and the Maxwell Football Club.

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UPI - Kodak - The Sporting News - Maxwell Football Club

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In addition to his collegiate athletic achievement, Doug Flutie maintained a distinguished academic record at Boston College. His scholastic achievements earned him a nomination as a candidate for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, for which he was named a finalist in 1984. Upon graduating, Flutie won a National Football Foundation post-graduate scholarship.

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Rhodes Scholarship - 1984 - National Football Foundation

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