There is one player that defines Boston College football. While Matt Ryan, Mark Herzlich and others have made their mark, there is one player that comes up when you bring up the Eagles. That is Doug Flutie.
He is a college football icon, not just at our school, but for the sport in general. When you say “Doug Flutie” there is one image, one play, that defines him, and for many defines the sport:
Over thirty years later, and it still gives me chills. But it wasn’t just that play that made Doug Flutie special.