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Encyclopedia > Darren Flutie

Darren Flutie (born on November 18, 1966 in Manchester, Maryland) is a former Canadian football wide receiver for the British Columbia Lions, Edmonton Eskimos, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He is the Canadian Football League's second all-time leader in catches, below 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 now works as an analyst on CFL broadcasts with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Manchester is a town located in Carroll County, Maryland. ... Diagram of a Canadian football field. ... The wide receiver (WR) position in American and Canadian football is the pass-catching specialist. ... The British Columbia Lions (commonly known and identified as the BC Lions) are a Canadian Football League (CFL) team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. ... The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Flying Wildcats. ... “CFL” redirects here. ... Terry Vaughn (born December 25, 1971 in Sumter, South Carolina) is a Canadian Football League slotback for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. ... Allen Pitts (born June 28, 1964 in Tucson, Arizona) was a receiver for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League. ... Milton (Milt) Stegall (born January 25, 1970 in Cincinnati, Ohio), nicknamed Turtle Man, The Touchdown Beagle and Quatre-Vingt-Cinq is a Canadian Football League slotback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. ... Geroy Simon (born September 11, 1975 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is a slotback with the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League. ... Douglas Richard Doug Flutie (b. ... For similarly-named academic institutions, see Boston (disambiguation). ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. ...


In November, 2006, Darren Flutie joined his brother, Doug, on the list of the CFL's Top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN. In 2007 he will be inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. The TSN Top 50 CFL Players was a list of the greatest fifty Canadian Football League players, as selected by a panel of sixty former CFL players, then-current and former coaches, executives, and media members in 2006. ... The Sports Network (commonly known as TSN) is a Canadian cable television specialty channel and is Canadas leading English language sports television channel. ... The Canadian Football Hall of Fame officially opened as a museum to dedicate football in Canada on November 28, 1972. ...

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Career regular season statistics

 Scoring Pass Receiving GP GS TD 2 PTS NO YDS AVE LG TD 1991 B.C. 8 8 6 0 36 52 860 16.5 51 6 1992 B.C. 18 17 4 0 24 90 1336 14.8 76 4 1993 B.C. 17 16 5 0 30 79 1068 13.5 45 5 1994 B.C. 18 15 8 0 48 111 1731 15.6 61 8 1995 B.C. 12 11 2 0 12 59 893 15.0 58 2 1996 Edm. 17 17 6 0 36 86 1362 15.8 42 6 1997 Edm. 17 17 9 1 58 90 1313 14.6 51 9 1998 Ham. 17 17 5 1 32 98 1386 14.1 73 5 1999 Ham. 18 18 7 0 42 84 1155 13.8 37 7 2000 Ham. 17 17 4 1 26 79 1120 14.2 58 4 2001 Ham. 18 18 6 0 36 80 1206 15.1 49 6 2002 Ham. 64 929 14.5 40 4 CFL TOTAL 972 14359 14.8 76 66 

CFL records

  • Playoff receptions : 185
  • Regular season receptions : 972
  • Most seasons 1,000 yards receiving : 9 (tied with Allen Pitts)

This is a list of Canadian Football League records. ... Allen Pitts (born June 28, 1964 in Tucson, Arizona) was a receiver for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League. ...

All-Star Seasons

The 1996 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 43rd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 39th Canadian Football League season. ... The 1997 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 44th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 40th Canadian Football League season. ... The 1999 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 46th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 42nd Canadian Football League season. ...

Grey Cup wins

  • 1994
  • 1999

Date November 27, 1994 Stadium BC Place Stadium City Vancouver Most Valuable Player Karl Anthony, Baltimore Most Valuable Canadian Lui Passaglia, British Columbia National Anthem Coin toss Halftime show Tom Cochrane Attendance 55,097 Television Network CBC, RDS, ESPN2 Announcers (CBC) Don Wittman (play-by-play), James Curry and Dan... Date November 28, 1999 Stadium BC Place Stadium City Vancouver Most Valuable Player Danny McManus, Hamilton Most Valuable Canadian Mike Morreale, Hamilton National Anthem Coin toss Halftime show Attendance 45,118 TV in Canada Network CBC, RDS Announcers (CBC) Steve Armitage, Chris Cuthbert, Mark Lee, Chris Walby, Brian Williams, Glen...

External links

  • The Flutie Brothers Band
  • Darren Flutie - CFL on CBC

  Results from FactBites:
 
Darren Flutie (833 words)
Darren Flutie, Doug Flutie's younger brother, played 12 seasons in the CFL before retiring in 2002 as the league's all-time leader in receptions (972) and second all-time in receiving yards (14,359).
Flutie is still involved with the CFL as well, serving as an analyst on CFL broadcasts.
Flutie was given the chance to audition for the analyst broadcasting position shortly after he retired and at first was very hesitant.
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