Class Of 2008 Includes Some Of CFL’s Best Ever
20/09/2008 04:17
HAMILTON - Doug Flutie says his time in the CFL were the best years of his football career.
The legendary quarterback is being inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame this weekend along with his contemporaries, running backs Michael (Pinball) Clemons and Mike Pringle, as well as offensive lineman John Bonk. The four were at Ivor Wynne Stadium on Friday for the Hall of Fame game between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Flutie, 46, spent eight seasons in the CFL, won three Grey Cups (one with Calgary and two with Toronto) and was named the league's outstanding player six times. He threw for 41,355 career passing yards and 270 touchdowns in the CFL before leaving for Buffalo and the NFL.
Flutie, a Heisman Trophy winner who came to Canada after being passed over south of the border due mainly to his size, says his time in the CFL ''put the fun back in football for me. They were probably the most enjoyable years of my football career.
''The first year back in Buffalo things went really well. It was a fun year. But overall, in the NFL, it's a lot of work and they make it a job . . . I always felt relaxed on the field here. I wouldn't have changed those eight years for anything.''
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SWIVEL HIPS SAYS:
Congratulations to the “Class of 2008.” These names are synonymous with the CFL, folks – Doug Flutie, Mike Pringle, Pinball Clemons and John Bonk.