Doug Flutie

When worlds collide: Youk and Flutie

By adamg - 1/12/10 - 4:32 pm

Derek Wilmot posts a photo of himself with Kevin Youkilis and Doug Flutie at the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation's Flutie Bowl at Lucky Strike Lanes.

The other guy

By adamg - 9/26/06 - 6:32 pm

There are certain iconic moments in Boston sports history: Bobby Orr falling to the ice. The ball going through Buckner's legs. Flutie's Hail Mary Pass. Tony C. getting beaned by that ball.

But who are the other guys involved in all these moments? How much of a diehard Boston sports fan are you really? Take Jim Sullivan's other-guy quiz (and no fair looking at the answers).

An irrelevant sports section?

By adamg - 5/26/06 - 7:52 am

David Scott rips apart this past Sunday's Globe sports section - and ponders why some reporters played up David Wells's "scab" comment without once pondering our very own homegrown scab:

... The city (and the Herald, notably) just spent a week celebrating the Biggest Little Scab of 'Em All, Disney's newest Mighty Mite, Doug Flutie. ...

Bonus disclosure fact: I covered both Doug Flutie's wedding and the opening of Flutie Pass.

Thank you, Doug Flutie

By adamg - 5/16/06 - 8:37 am

Mats Tolander thanks Flutie for the memories:

... My favorite memory of Flutie is not game I saw, nor a clip I've watched, but a game I only read about. It must have been in 1988 or 1989, possibly '87. Flutie was the quarterback for New England Patriots after having been run out of Chicago, where frail but cocky quarterback Jim McMahon dismissed him as "Bambi." Well, whaddya know, Flutie took his Patriots to Chicago where he proceeded to toss 4 touchdown passes (on six completions!) and da'feated da' Bears. ...