Darren Flutie
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| Date of birth: | November 18, 1966 |
| Place of birth: | Manchester, Maryland |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Position(s): | Wide Receiver |
| College: | Boston College |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1988 1991-1995 1996-1997 1998-2002 |
San Diego Chargers (NFL) BC Lions Edmonton Eskimos Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star: | 1996, 1997, 1999 |
| CFL East All-Star: | 1998 |
| CFL West All-Star: | 1994 |
| 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 second all-time leader in catches, behind only Terry Vaughn; he is also third all-time in career receiving yardage behind Allen Pitts 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 as of 2008, NHS' head basketball coach. [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.
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[edit] Career regular season statistics
| Pro. Career Off. 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 | |
[edit] 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)
[edit] All-Star Seasons
- 1996
- 1997
- 1999
[edit] Grey Cup wins
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