Douglas Richard Flutie was born in Maryland on October 23, 1962. In 1976, the Flutie family moved to Natick, Massachusetts where Doug has lived ever since. While at Natick High School, he was an All-American in football, basketball and baseball.

Since 1984, his name has been synonymous with excellence in both college and professional football. During this time, Doug has received many honors including: All American at Boston College, 1984 College Football Player of the Year, the 1984 Heisman Trophy Winner, 1991-1994/1996/1997 Grey Cup Most Valuable Player. He played in the Canadian Football League for 8 years, where he was a marquee attraction, being named the league's Most Outstanding Player an unprecedented six times. Then, in 1998, he signed a four-year contract with the National Football League's Buffalo Bills.

During his first year with Buffalo, Doug earned a Pro Bowl selection and NFL Comeback Player of the Year honors from the Associated Press and Pro Football Weekly after taking over the starting quarterback job five games into the season and leading the Bills to a 7-3 mark in his 10 regular-season starts, including 5-1 at home. He also earned the team's player of the week honors five times that season.

In 1999, he set the Bills' team record for rushing yards by a quarterback and led all NFL quarterbacks with 476 rushing yards. Doug also passed for career-high 3,171 yards (264 of 478) with 19 touchdowns and 16 interceptions.

During the 2000 season, Doug passed for 1,700 yards, with eight touchdowns and three interceptions, completing 132 of 231 pass attempts. He started five games and posted a record of 4-1 as starter.

On March 9, 2001, at the age of 38, Doug signed a contract with the San Diego Chargers to become their starting quarterback. Doug threw for a career best 3,646 yards that season but unfortunately the Chargers finished 5-11.

After 4 seasons with the Chargers, Doug was offered the opportunity to finish his career with his hometown team, the New England Patriots, as the backup to Tom Brady. Doug would only play one season with the Patriots before he retired, but in true Flutie fashion, he went out with a bang. On New Year's Day 2006, Doug completed the NFL's first "drop kick" for an extra point in 64 years! A fitting bookend to a long, storied career.

Popular Off-filed Personality:
Doug is an attractive personality whose approachable and personable style has translated his success on the football field into success off the field. He graduated from Boston College with degrees in Communications and Computer Science. Doug is the drummer of the Flutie Brothers Band, which released a CD in 2000 entitled "Ramblin Scramblin Man" with a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the CD going to the Foundation. He has also written an autobiography, entitled Flutie recounting his life both on and off the field. Doug is often seen at his local gym playing his favorite sport – basketball. Married to his high-school sweetheart, Laurie Flutie, and the father of two children, Doug and his wife established, the "Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism" in 1998 in the name of their son Dougie, Jr. to help less-fortunate families who have children with autism.

Versatility:
Doug's versatility as a player and as a spokesperson for the game has led him to become a favorite choice for endorsements, speaking engagements, appearances, commercials, advertisements, and television programs. Doug is currently a college football analyst for ESPN and ABC Sports.

Business Relationships:
Doug has been associated with such companies and television programs as: Reebok, Sun Life Financial, Lamisil, Puma, Coca-Cola, Eastern Bank, Quality Inn, Athlete Direct, Quarterback Club, Wilson, New England/Canadian Business Counsel, Starter Athletic Wear, Burger King College Player Souvenir Club, 1995 CBS Sports Analyst with Pat O'Brien, 1994 Sun Bowl Color Analyst for CBS, 1997 ABC Sports Color Analyst, and ABC Boston Sports Reporter.

Athletic Achievements and Honors:
Doug Flutie is one of the finest quarterbacks ever to play the sport of college football...His credentials include:

As an Amateur:

• Winner of the 1984 Heisman Trophy as the outstanding player in all of college football.
• Set the all-time major college career passing record (10,579 yards), and the all-time major college career total offense record (11,054 yards) en route to this honor.
• First Team All-American selection as voted in consensus by the Associated Press, the United Press International, Kodak (American College Football Coaches Association), the Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News, and the Football Writers Association of America.
• Named to United Press International and Sporting News' "Player of the Year" honors.
• Selected as Captain of the Kodak All-American squad and winner of the prestigious Maxwell Club Trophy as the nation's premier player.

The highlights of Doug's senior year were as numerous as they were sparkling. The 48-yard, no-time-left touchdown pass that gave Boston College a 47-45 victory over the 1983 national Champion Miami Hurricanes ranks as one of the most thrilling plays in college football history.

Other highlights include:

• Two touchdown passes on fourth-down plays, which lead the Eagles to a 38-31 comeback win over the Alabama Crimson Tide at Birmingham.
• A record-setting six touchdown passes in a 52-20 romp over North Carolina.
• Threw for four touchdowns against Western Carolina and had three scoring tosses in the games against Rutgers, Army and Holy Cross.
• Connected on 34 of 46 aerials without an interception, for 472 yards against Miami, and recorded his best yardage output of the year. This also represented the highest full-game percentage of his career.
• Has passed for more yards against a single opponent than any other player in college history: 1,420 vs. Penn State Nittany Lions (135 in his first freshman game, 520 in 1982, 380 in 1983, and 447 in 1984).

As a Professional:

• Only player in CFL history to win four consecutive Most Outstanding Player of the Year awards. Also received this honor for a fifth and sixth time in 1996 and 1997.
• All-Canadian Quarterback: 1991-1994, 1996, 1997.
• Three Grey Cup Championships: 1992, 1996, 1997.
• Three-time Grey Cup Most Valuable Player: 1992, 1996, 1997.
• First CFL player to throw for 6,000 yards in a season (both 1991 and 1993).
• Six-time Canadian All-Star Team: 1991-1994, 1996, 1997.
• Posted a 21-10 record from 1998-2000 as quarterback for the Buffalo Bills.
• Comeback Player of the Year: 1998-1999 NFL Season.
• Pro Bowl Selection: 1998-1999 NFL Season.
• On New Year's Day, 2006 kicked the first "drop kick" for an extra point in the NFL since 1942!