November 8, 2026 - An Evening With Doug Flutie

Late this past week, I found out that former Bills quarterback, Doug Flutie, was going to be in Winterville. I could have walked to the venue tonight. He was in town at the Autism school down the street for a fundraiser. We got an email about it at work asking for donations. I took a look and figured at $30/person, Chris and I could make a night of it tonight. I took my 1999 Topps Stadium Club chrome that I found at the National this year. It's funny that I grabbed that card from a bargain bin. I assumed he would be at a show in the future. I knew right where to look for it, and found it within 5 minutes this afternoon. That was a good feeling, too.

Since this was a fundraiser, I put a few bids in for some of the items they had. I won this Flutie signed Boston College jersey.

We were able to meet him after his talk. He signed my card and posed for a picture. He was really nice, and I thanked him for coming all the way to Winterville. 

The event was for Aces for Autism. This was the 13th annual fundraiser. They have built a new school less than a mile from the house. It seems like a really nice campus and they do some great things for the kids. I was glad to give to them tonight. 

Flutie (b. 1962) played in the NFL from 1986 to 1989 for the Bears and Patriots, and from 1998 to 2005 for the Bills, Chargers and back to the Patriots. The gap from 1990 to 1997 was spent in the Canadian Football League, becoming probably their greatest former player.

In the NFL, Flutie had a QB record of 38-28-0 with 14,715 passing yards and 86 touchdowns. He was a Pro Bowler in 1998 and was the 1998 AP Comeback Player of the Year.

I'm so glad we got the email asking for donations, or I would have never known about the dinner. I'm also glad Flutie was so nice.