It’s the end of era. Doug Flutie, the little man who showed he could play against the giants. The Boston College grad who is still rembered for the “Hail Mary” pass that beat Miami in 1984. I remember that pass like it was yesterday.  Flutie to Gerard Phelan what a pass what a catch… Flutie proved the critics wrong in college and also during his pro career. At 5′9″ he was deemed  too short to be an effective quarterback. Wrong Wrong Wrong. He wins the Heisman trophy in College and then had a 21 year pro career with stops in the NFL, CFL and USFL. During his 8 years in the CFL he won the Most Outstanding Player award 6 times and also won three Grey Cups. In the NFL he  ended with almost  15 thousand passing yards and 86 touchdowns. He ended his NFL career with a drop-kick, the first in the NFL for an extra point since 1941. Doug Flutie will be missed on the sidelines and will have another exceptional career in the Broadcast Booth.
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