Darren Flutie
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| Darren Flutie | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | November 18, 1966 |
| Place of birth: | Image:Flag of the United States.svg Manchester, Maryland |
| Position(s): | Wide Receiver |
| Jersey #: | N/A |
| College: | Boston College |
| Team(s) as player | |
| 1988 1991-1995 1996-1997 1998-2002 | San Diego Chargers (NFL) British Columbia Lions Edmonton Eskimos Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Darren Paul 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.
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 will be inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
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[edit] 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
[edit] CFL records
- Playoff receptions : 185
- Regular season receptions : 972
- Most seasons 1,000 yards receiving : 9 (tied with Allen Pitts)
[edit] All-Star Seasons
[edit] Grey Cup wins
[edit] External links
