Darren Paul Flutie (born November 18, 1966) is a former

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wide receiver for the

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, and the

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. He is the

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's fifth all-time leader in catches, behind

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, Ben Cahoon, and Terry Vaughn. He is also fourth all-time in career receiving yardage behind

, Milt Stegall, and

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. He held the BC Lions club record for receiving yardage in a season, 1731 yards, from 1994 to 2004 when

achieved 1750 yards. His Canadian career lasted from 1991 until 2002. He is the younger brother of quarterback

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and also attended

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, though he did not graduate. He was as an analyst on the CFL on CBC from 2002 to 2006. In November 2006, Darren Flutie joined his brother,

, on the list of the CFL's Top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN. In 2007, he was inducted into the

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. Since leaving CBC, Flutie has served as a high school football coach. He was volunteer coach with the

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football team from 2007 until his son Troy graduated in 2014. He was also NHS' boys basketball head coach during the 2008–09 season. He then served as offensive coordinator at Newton South High School and since 2018 has held the same position at the

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. He also works for a medical device company.

College statistics

*1984: 9 catches for 214 yards and one touchdown. This would be the only college season he played with brother

at quarterback. *1985: 42 catches for 469 yards and one touchdown. *1986: 35 catches for 531 yards and 5 touchdowns. *1987: 48 catches for 786 yards and 7 touchdowns.

Career regular season statistics

CFL records

* Playoff receptions : 185 * Regular season receptions : 972 (since passed by others, including leader

in 2017) * Most seasons 1,000 yards receiving : 9 (tied with

) (passed by Milt Stegall in 2008)

All-Star Seasons

* 1996 * 1997 * 1999

Grey Cup wins

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nels ...

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

References

External links

The Flutie Brothers Band

Darren Flutie - CFL on CBC
{{DEFAULTSORT:Flutie, Darren 1966 births Living people American football wide receivers American people of Lebanese descent American players of Canadian football BC Lions players Boston College Eagles football players Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees Canadian Football League announcers Canadian football wide receivers Edmonton Elks players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players People from Manchester, Maryland Players of American football from Maryland San Diego Chargers players Sportspeople of Lebanese descent