Doug Flutie

When Doug Flutie went to Boston College, he was so far down in the depth-chart as a quarterback that he was known as the back-up punter. But the day after Thanksgiving in 1984, his mythic last-second “Hail Mary” to Gerard Phalen against powerhouse Miami, with Brent Musburger on the call, cemented Player of the Year and the Heisman Trophy. Doug said he’s just seen footage of the play from a new angle, and that he had a man open on the 10-yard line, but fortuitously, didn’t see him. Doug’s pro career was equally unpredictable. He said Mike Ditka made him “play tight, the opposite of what’s best for me,” but he loved the CFL, where he became one of the greatest players in history. In his return to the NFL, he was beloved in Buffalo and earned enough of Bill Belichick’s respect in New England that Belichick let him drop-kick an extra point. Doug shared how that was his last play in the NFL.