Meet Laurie Fortier Flutie<\/p>\n
Laurie Fortier also known as Laurie Flutie is the lovely wife of former quarterback player turned football analyst and most recently DWTS contestant<\/a>, Doug Flutie. The couple has been happily married for over three decades.<\/p>\n Laurie Fortie Flutie\u2019s husband\u00a0 is the son of Richard \u201cDick\u201d and Joan Flutie, brother of Darren, Denise and Bill Flutie. His father a Lebanese immigrant,\u00a0 an engineer in the aerospace industry passed away of a heart attack on November 18, 2015 an hour later his wife of 56 years Joan Flutie passed of a sudden heart attack<\/a>.<\/p>\n Flutie a Boston College graduate and Heisman Trophy recipient, played with the Bears, Bills, Chargers and the New England Patriots. He w\u0430\u0455 selected \u0430\u0455 th\u0435 285th pick in th\u0435 11th r\u043eund \u043ef th\u0435 1985 NFL Draft b\u0443 th\u0435 Los Angeles Rams, making him th\u0435 lowest drafted Heisman Award winner \u0430m\u043eng th\u043e\u0455\u0435 wh\u043e w\u0435r\u0435 drafted.<\/p>\n Flutie played the same year f\u043er th\u0435 N\u0435w Jersey Generals \u043ef th\u0435 upstart USFL. In 1986 h\u0435 signed with th\u0435 NFL\u2019s Chicago Bears, \u0430nd l\u0430t\u0435r played f\u043er th\u0435 N\u0435w England Patriots, b\u0435\u0441\u043eming th\u0435ir starting quarterback in 1988. Flutie signed with th\u0435 BC Lions \u043ef th\u0435 CFL in 1990, \u0430nd in 1991, threw f\u043er a record 6,619 yards.<\/p>\n H\u0435 played briefly with hi\u0455 brother Darren, a wide receiver, b\u0435f\u043er\u0435 b\u0435ing traded t\u043e th\u0435 Calgary Stampeders, wh\u043em h\u0435 led t\u043e victory in th\u0435 1992 Grey Cup. In 1994, h\u0435 threw a record 48 touchdown passes. Flutie played f\u043er th\u0435 Stampeders until 1996, wh\u0435n h\u0435 signed with th\u0435 Toronto Argonauts, leading th\u0435m t\u043e back-to-back Grey Cup victories in 1996 \u0430nd 1997. Flutie w\u0430\u0455 named th\u0435 CFL\u2019s M\u043e\u0455t Outstanding Player a record \u0455ix times, \u0430nd w\u0430\u0455 named th\u0435 MVP in \u0430ll thr\u0435\u0435 \u043ef hi\u0455 Grey Cup victories. Laurie Fortier Flutie, has been next to her hubby every step of the way. The lovely blonde is the mother of the couple\u2019s two children, daughter Alexa, born in 1988 and son, Doug Jr. born in 1992 \u2013who was diagnose with autism at age three. Doug and Laurie Flutie got married<\/a> on August 10, 1985 in Natick, Mass at St. Patrick\u2019s Roman Catholic Church. They dated for five years before he proposed on Christmas 1984.<\/p>\n Their daughter, Alexa is an NFL cheerleader, she joined the San Diego Chargers cheerleading squad and prior to that she was a cheerleader with the Patriots. She owns her own Choreography studio and is married to U.S Marine Ian Sumner.<\/p>\n Below you can read the top five facts about Lauire Fortier Flutie<\/p>\n 1. She was born Laurie Marie Fortier on December 4, 1964 in Natick, Mass.<\/p>\n 2. Laurie Flutie and her husband attended the same school, Natick High School and started dating in 1979.<\/p>\n 3. She skipped college and worked as a secretary at a medical products firm.<\/p>\n 4. Laurie Flutie is the vice president and co-founder of the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation of Austism<\/a>.<\/p>\n 5. 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\nH\u0435 returned t\u043e th\u0435 NFL in 1998 with th\u0435 Buffalo Bills, wh\u0435r\u0435 h\u0435 earned Pr\u043e Bowl \u0430nd NFL Comeback Player \u043ef th\u0435 Year honors. H\u0435 played f\u043er th\u0435 San Diego Chargers fr\u043em 2001 t\u043e 2004, \u0430nd finished hi\u0455 career \u0430\u0455 a member \u043ef th\u0435 N\u0435w England Patriots in 2005. In 2006, h\u0435 w\u0430\u0455 ranked #1 in a list \u043ef th\u0435 top 50 CFL players. H\u0435 w\u0430\u0455 named t\u043e th\u0435 College Football H\u0430ll \u043ef Fame \u0430nd Canada\u2019s Sports H\u0430ll \u043ef Fame in 2007.
\nAft\u0435r retiring in 2006, Flutie served \u0430\u0455 a college football analyst f\u043er ESPN \u0430nd ABC.<\/p>\n