Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Canadian athlete Darren Flutie.
Last updated on November 5, 2024.
Darren Paul Flutie is a former Canadian football wide receiver for the BC Lions, Edmonton Eskimos, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He is the Canadian Football League's fifth all-time leader in catches, behind Nik Lewis, Geroy Simon, Ben Cahoon, and Terry Vaughn. He is also fourth all-time in career receiving yardage behind Geroy Simon, Milt Stegall, and Allen Pitts. 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 was as an analyst on the CFL on CBC from 2002 to 2006. 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 was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Since leaving CBC, Flutie has served as a high school football coach. He was volunteer coach with the Natick High School 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 Rivers School. He also works for a medical device company.
As long as I have the support and respect of my teammates, that's all I can ask for.
The opportunity to go up to Canada and play was just a blessing for me and my family.
In the NFL, every practice could make or break you. If you dropped one ball, you'd worry about getting cut.
We knew the people in Natick and knew the teachers that would be teaching our children. It was important for us to be involved in the Natick community because we think so highly of it.
You never know what you're going to get as a receiver.
When I retired in 2002 I had retired to stay home with my family and didn't necessarily think my playing days were over.
I think the Canadian Football League is a great league, but it's not the NFL, and I'm not Jerry Rice.
I obviously have a lot of love and affection for the people of Hamilton from playing there for so long.
I feel fortunate that there was a place like the CFL where I could hone my skill and become a consistent football player and have a nice career.