Flutie calls it a career
  Flutie through the yearsDoug Flutie has had plenty of memorable moments in his storied career. (Globe And Wire Photos) |
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We were lucky to have caught this actRussell, Williams, Orr, Bird, Cousy, Bourque, Flutie, Havlicek, Schmidt, Brady, Yastrzemski, Marciano. They're all at the highest level of Boston athletic celebrity. ()Dropping the curtainIn thanking family, friends, and fans for their support through three decades of football, Doug Flutie drew on lyrics from the song ''Lucky Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd. (By Jerome Solomon, )He threw it into foreverYes, it was raining that day, you know. Windy, too. If you looked at the flags at the open end of the Orange Bowl, you would have thought that nobody could throw a football a very long way. (By Leigh Montville, 11/25/84)Teammates got a kick out of Flutie's dropWhen the Patriots lined up for an extra point with 6:10 remaining in the fourth quarter, Dolphins lineman Vonnie Holliday was surprised at what was happening in front of him. (By Mike Reiss, 1/2/06) |
