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Director of Inspiration. Dougie Jr., now 27, was diagnosed with childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD), a very rare autism spectrum disorder, at the age of 3. Like other kids with CDD, Dougie developed typically for his first three years but then lost most of his language, motor, and social skills.
Our Inspiration, His Legacy. Dougie Jr. was diagnosed with childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD), a very rare autism spectrum disorder, when he was three years old. Dougie was typically developing until he started to lose his language, motor and social skills at age three.
They have a daughter, Alexa, formerly a New England Patriots Cheerleader and San Diego Chargers Cheerleader, and a son, Doug Jr, who has childhood disintegrative disorder, a very rare severe late onset form of autism spectrum disorder.
- Early Life
- Last-Minute Scholarship to Boston College
- Flutie Becomes The Starter
- Flutie and BC Gain Attention
- A Hail-Mary Winner in 1984
- Heisman Winner
- Flutie Goes to Work For Trump
- The NFL at Last
- Flutie Makes The CFL His New Home
- Return to The NFL
Douglas Richard Flutie was born on October 23, 1962, in Manchester, Maryland. It was obvious to Flutie’s family that he was destined to play the game of football when his parents found him sleeping with a football by the time he was four. When Flutie was six, the family moved to Melbourne Beach, Florida due to his father’s work in the aerospace ind...
It was evident that Flutie had the ability to play football and a large number of schools recruited him. Unfortunately, none offered him a scholarship. It was never said out loud, but the belief was that Flutie’s height was an issue. Eventually, Boston College came calling, but not because they were necessarily enamored with Flutie. The Eagles’ foo...
As a freshman in 1981, Flutie was buried on the depth chart and began the year as the number five quarterback. Given his competitive nature, Flutie did not stay buried for long. He continued grinding away and eventually made his way to fourth string. By midseason, the Eagles’ starting quarterback was out with an injury and the second and third-stri...
In 1982, Flutie passed for over 2,700 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 20 picks. His high interception count belied the fact that Flutie was leading BC to respectability. During a game against Penn State in late October, Flutie passed for 520 yards in a losing effort. The ‘82 Eagle team ended the season 8-3-1 and lost to Auburn 33-26 in the Tangerine Bowl...
With Flutie entrenched as the starter, Boston College was undergoing a massive popularity shift. A program that had been to only three bowl games in its history before Flutie arrived had now appeared in two straight and looked to go to yet another postseason contest after the 1984 season. ‘84 was Flutie’s senior year and he did not disappoint. The ...
During the Miami game, Kosar passed for 447 yards and two touchdowns, and Flutie threw for 476 yards and three touchdowns. The win helped propel Flutie into the national spotlight and he would be awarded the Heisman Trophya week later. He was modest in his acceptance noting, “Without the Hail Mary pass I think I could have been very, very easily fo...
Even though Flutie was a star at the college level, he was viewed as too small to play quarterback at the NFL level. During a televised interview, he was asked if a person his size (5’9”, 175 pounds) could make it in the pros. Although the NFL may not have been interested, the USFL was. The spring league was proving to be a competitive alternative ...
Now that he was no longer a USFL player, Flutie looked to play in the NFL. The Rams still held his rights but traded the rights to the Chicago Bears in October of 1986. Flutie reported to Chicago and saw action in four games that year. Before the 1987 season, the Bears traded him to the New England Patriots. After posting just 199 yards and a touch...
Following his release from New England, Flutie would be idle for six months without any interest from NFL teams. When the Canadian Football League’s British Columbia Lions offered him a contract, Flutie headed north of the border. In his first season with the Lions, Flutie struggled and BC ended the year with a 6-11-1 record. In 1991, Flutie reboun...
In 1998, the Buffalo Billssigned Flutie as a backup behind Rob Johnson. He sat on the sidelines until early October when Johnson was injured and Flutie passed for two touchdowns in a comeback win over Indianapolis. The following week he was made the starter and beat the undefeated Jacksonville Jaguars on a touchdown run in the final seconds. Buffal...
Apr 20, 2020 · April 20, 2020. 3 min read. In 1998, Doug Flutie and his wife, Laurie, created The Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism, named after their son who was diagnosed with autism at age three. The...
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Jun 9, 2021 · A BC Eagle from 1981 to 1984, Doug Flutie won the Heisman Trophy, and left school as the NCAA’s all-time passing yardage leader with 10,579 yards, was a consensus All-American as a senior, and...
Jun 16, 2022 · June 16, 2022 | 10:00 AM EDT. Written By Oliver Hodgkinson. In many respects, quarterback Doug Flutie was a generation before his time. If Flutie had played in the modern era, he’d likely have become a superstar. Yet, even at a time when he was discriminated against for his diminutive frame, Flutie was a hero on the football field.
