| Doug Flutie first made a name for himself while | | | | and hit a receiver who may have been covered |
| playing football at Boston College. His hail mary | | | | earlier but had broken free. Other times his |
| pass to beat the University of Miami is still one of | | | | scrambling ability allowed him to take off with the |
| the most remembered plays in college football | | | | ball and gain serious yardage, sometimes even |
| history. He went on to win the Heisman Trophy | | | | touchdowns. |
| that year as the nation's best college football | | | | Doug Flutie had a long career, playing into his early |
| player. | | | | 40's. Because of time spent in different leagues |
| Flutie was always known as a good running | | | | and as a backup at times, his career numbers do |
| quarterback. This is true in college, the USFL, his | | | | not rank him as high as a number of other |
| first stint in the NFL, the Canadian Football League, | | | | quarterbacks who played during his era. There are |
| and his last years in the NFL too. He had the | | | | a few statistical categories where he is at the |
| ability to beat the other team with both his arms | | | | top, and one of them involves rushing |
| and his legs. Many times his scrambling ability | | | | touchdowns. |
| allowed him to avoid the rush, extend the play, | | | | |
