- Played in the NFL with the Chicago Bears (1986), the New England Patriots (1987-1989), the Buffalo Bills (1998-2000) and the San Diego Chargers (2001-2005)
- Represented by super-agent Bob Woolf, he signed to a 5-year, $7 million contract by Donald Trump to play for Trump's New Jersey Generals of the upstart USFL. It was the richest contract in pro football at the time. [February 1985].
- Professional football player.
- Son, Doug Jr., b. 1992, diagnosed as autistic at age 3
- Played in the CFL with the British Columbia Lions (1990-1991, the Calgary Stampeders (1992-1995), and the Toronto Argonauts (1996-1997).
- Signed one year contract with New England Patriots (29 April 2005).
- Attended Natick High School in Natick, Massachusetts.
- Older brother of Darren Flutie.
- Inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2007, the first non-Canadian so honored.
- Inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
- His daughter, Alexa Flutie, was selected as a New England Patriots cheerleader [April 2011].
- Inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 2007-08.
- Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2007.
- In 2006, Flutie was named the greatest player in CFL history. He was ranked #1 by a panel that selected the league's top 50 players. His younger brother Darren Flutie ranked #50.
- Selected by the Los Angeles Rams 285th overall in the 1985 NFL Draft. Flutie is the lowest-drafted Heisman Trophy winner.
- Inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.
- Won the Heisman Trophy, the Walter Camp Award, the Maxwell Award , and the Davey O'Brien Award in 1984 while playing for Boston College. First Division I quarterback to pass for 10,000 yards in his college career.
- Tom Coughlin was his QB coach at Boston College.
- Inducted into the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Hall of Fame in 2015.
- Inducted into the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
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