A drop kick is a type of kick in various codes of football. It involves a player dropping the ball and then kicking it when it bounces off the ground. It contrasts to a punt, wherein the player kicks the ball without letting it hit the ground first.

Drop kicks are used as a method of restarting play and scoring points in rugby union and rugby league. They can also be used in gridiron football codes and Australian rules football, though this is rare.

One version of a drop kick exists in association football, where it is sometimes used by goalkeepers to perform a long-range clearance after receiving possession of the ball from open play. The goalkeeper drops the ball so that it bounces and then kicks the ball in midair.

Rugby

Drop kick technique

The drop kick technique in rugby codes is usually to hold the ball with one end pointing downwards in two hands above the kicking leg. The ball is dropped onto the ground in front of the kicking foot, which makes contact at the moment or fractionally after the ball touches the ground, called the ''half-volley''. The kicking foot usually makes contact with the ball slightly on the instep.

In a rugby union kick-off, or drop out, the kicker usually aims to kick the ball high but not a great distance, and so usually strikes the ball after it has started to bounce off the ground, so the contact is made close to the bottom of the ball.

Rugby union

In rugby union, a drop kick is used for the kick-off and restarts and to score a drop goal (sometimes called a field goal). Originally, it was one of only two ways to score points, along with the place kick.

Drop kicks are mandatory from the centre spot to start a half (a kick-off), from the centre spot to restart the game after points have been scored, to restart play from the 22-metre line (called a drop-out) after the ball is touched down or made dead in the in-goal area by the defending team when the attacking team kicked or took the ball into the in-goal area, and to score a drop goal (sometimes called a field goal) in open play, which is worth three points.

Drop kicks are optional for a conversion kick after a try has been scored. This is rare, as place kicks are almost always used for the conversion; a drop kick is sometimes used late in a game if the scoring team needs to score again quickly, and taking a place kick would be slower. Also, if a gust of wind blows the ball over on a place kick attempt after the kicker has begun their run-up, thus allowing the opposing team to begin a charge down, then there is no time to reset the ball, and the kicker may attempt a quick drop kick. Drop kicks are also optional for a penalty kick to score a penalty goal. This is rare, as place kicks are almost always used. When kicking for touch (the sideline) from a penalty, a drop kick may be used. This is rare, as the option of a punt kick is almost always taken instead.

Additionally, in rugby sevens, the drop kick is used for all conversion attempts and for penalty kicks, both of which must be taken within 40 seconds of the try being scored or the award of the penalty.

Rugby league

In rugby league, drop kicks are mandatory to restart play from the goal line (called a goal line drop-out) after the defending team is tackled or knocks on in the in-goal area or the defending team causes the ball to go dead or into touch-in-goal. Drop kicks are also mandatory to restart play from the 20 metre line after an unsuccessful penalty goal attempt goes dead or into touch-in-goal and to score a drop goal (sometimes known as a field goal) in open play, which is worth one point.

Drop kicks are optional for a penalty kick to score a penalty goal (this being done rarely, as place kicks are generally used) and when kicking for touch (the sideline) from a penalty, although the option of a punt kick is usually taken instead.

American and Canadian football

In both American and Canadian football, one method of scoring a field goal or extra point is by drop kicking the football through the goal.

The drop kick was often used in early football as a surprise tactic. The ball would be snapped or lateraled to a back, who would fake a run or pass, but then would kick the field goal instead. This method of scoring worked well in the 1920s and 1930s, when the football was rounder at the ends (similar to a modern rugby ball). Early football stars such as Jim Thorpe, Paddy Driscoll, and Al Bloodgood were skilled drop-kickers; Driscoll in 1925 and Bloodgood in 1926 hold a tied NFL record of four drop kicked field goals in a single game.

In 1934, the ball was made more pointed at the ends. This made passing the ball easier, as was its intent, but made the drop kick obsolete, as the more pointed ball did not bounce up from the ground reliably. The drop kick was supplanted by the place kick, which cannot be attempted out of a formation generally used as a running or passing set. The drop kick remains in the rules, but is seldom seen, and rarely effective when attempted.

In popular media, a drop kick was successfully attempted in the Burt Reynolds film ''The Longest Yard'', with Reynolds' character explaining its proper name and point value to a player (Ray Nitschke's character) on the opposing team.

In Canadian football (and, until 1998, the National Football League), the drop kick can be taken from any point on the field, unlike placekicks, which must be attempted behind the line of scrimmage.

American football

The only successful drop kick in the last sixty-plus years in the NFL was by Doug Flutie, the backup quarterback of the New England Patriots, against the Miami Dolphins on January 1, 2006, for an extra point after a touchdown.

Flutie had estimated "an 80 percent chance" of making the drop kick, which was called to give Flutie, 43 at the time, the opportunity to make a historic kick in his final NFL game, the drop kick being his last play in the NFL. After the game, New England coach Bill Belichick said, "I think Doug deserves it," and Flutie said, "I just thanked him for the opportunity."

The last successful drop kick in the NFL before that was executed by Ray "Scooter" McLean of the Chicago Bears in their 37-9 victory over the New York Giants on December 21, 1941, in the NFL championship game at Chicago's Wrigley Field. Though it was not part of the NFL at the time, the All-America Football Conference saw its last drop kick November 28, 1948, when Joe Vetrano of the San Francisco 49ers drop kicked an extra point after a muffed snap against the Cleveland Browns.

Dallas Cowboys punter Mat McBriar attempted a maneuver similar to a drop kick during the 2010 Thanksgiving Classic after a botched punt attempt, but the ball bounced several times before the kick and the sequence of events is officially recorded as a fumble, followed by an illegal kick, with the fumble being recovered by the New Orleans Saints 29 yards downfield from the spot of the kick. The Saints declined the illegal kick penalty.

The last successful drop kick extra point in the NCAA was by Aaron Fitzgerald of the University of LaVerne on November 10, 1990, against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.

Canadian football

In the Canadian game, the drop kick can be attempted at any time by either team. Any player on the kicking team behind the kicker, and including the kicker, can recover the kick. A drop kick that goes out of bounds is considered a change of possession.

On September 8, 1974, Tom Wilkinson, quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos, unsuccessfully attempted a drop kick field goal in the final seconds of a 24-2 romp over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. This may have been the last time the play was deliberately attempted in the CFL.

During one game in the 1980s, Hamilton Tiger-Cats wide receiver Earl Winfield was unable to field a punt properly; in frustration, he kicked the ball out of bounds. The kick was considered a drop kick and led to a change of possession, with the punting team regaining possession of the ball.

Arena football

In Arena football, a drop-kicked extra point counts for two points rather than one and a drop-kicked field goal counts for four points rather than three.

Australian rules football

In Australian rules football, a similarly named and executed kick was used in general play, particularly after a free kick was awarded. It was popular, as players could kick the ball long distances and the ball's backwards rotation was reasonably easy for teammates to mark (catch) the ball (a major feature of the game).

A variation known as the ''stab pass'', or the ''daisy cutter'', involved a shortened follow-through and travelled on a notably low trajectory, which made it very useful for short-range passing.

The drop kick and stab pass gradually disappeared from the game by the 1980s, as the game's fast pace rendered them unreliable, particularly on wet grounds, and players were coached to use either the drop punt or torpedo punt (where the ball spins sideways on its axis rather than rotating backwards like the punt) kicking styles for reliability.

See also

Drop goal

Punt kick

Grubber kick

Bomb kick

Glossary of American football

Dropped-ball

References

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Douglas Richard "Doug" Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is a former American and Canadian football quarterback. Flutie played college football at Boston College, and played professionally in the National Football League, Canadian Football League, and United States Football League. He first rose to prominence during his career at Boston College, where he received the prestigious Heisman Trophy and the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award in 1984. His Hail Mary touchdown pass in a game against Miami on November 23, 1984 (dubbed "Hail Flutie") is considered among the greatest moments in college football and American sports history. Selected as the 285th pick in the 11th round, Flutie is the lowest drafted Heisman Award winner among those who were drafted. Flutie played that year for the New Jersey Generals of the upstart United States Football League. In 1986 he signed with the NFL's Chicago Bears, and later played for the New England Patriots, becoming their starting quarterback in 1988.

Flutie signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League in 1990, and in 1991, threw for a record 6,619 yards. He played briefly with his brother Darren, a wide receiver, before being traded to the Calgary Stampeders, whom he led to victory in the 1992 Grey Cup. In 1994, he threw a record 48 touchdown passes. Flutie played for the Stampeders until 1996, when he signed with the Toronto Argonauts, leading them to back-to-back Grey Cup victories in 1996 and 1997. Flutie was named the CFL's Most Outstanding Player a record six times, and was named the MVP in all three of his Grey Cup victories.

He returned to the NFL in 1998 with the Buffalo Bills, where he earned Pro Bowl and NFL Comeback Player of the Year honors. He played for the San Diego Chargers from 2001 to 2004, and finished his career as a member of the New England Patriots in 2005. In 2006, he was ranked #1 in a list of the top 50 CFL players. He was named to the College Football Hall of Fame and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.

He is a former college football analyst for ABC and ESPN. In 2009, he joined Versus as a broadcaster for the United Football League.

Early years

Flutie was born in Catonsville, Maryland to Lebanese-American parents. His family moved to Melbourne Beach, Florida when he was 6, where his father, Richard, worked as an engineer in the aerospace industry. After the dramatic slow-down of the space program in the mid-1970s, the Flutie family again moved in 1976 to Natick, Massachusetts. His nickname was "The Wee One". The young Flutie was exceptional at arithmetic; his mother, Joan, would take him grocery shopping and ask him to add up the prices of the items bought in his head before they got to the check-out. According to his mother, Flutie's final totals were never more than $2.00 off.

High school years

Flutie graduated from Natick High School, where he played for the "Redmen". He was an All-League performer in football, basketball and baseball.

College years

Flutie played football for Boston College, the only Division I-A school to recruit him, from 1981 to 1984, and won the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, and the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award in his senior year (1984). Flutie became the first quarterback to win the Heisman since Pat Sullivan in 1971. He gained national attention in 1984 when he quarterbacked the Eagles to victory in a high-scoring, back-and-forth game against the Miami Hurricanes (led by QB Bernie Kosar). The game was nationally televised on CBS the day after Thanksgiving and thus had a huge audience. Miami staged a dramatic drive to take the lead, 45-41, in the closing minute of the game. Boston College then took possession at its own 22-yard line with 28 seconds to go. After two passes moved the ball another 30 yards, only 6 seconds remained. On the last play of the game, Flutie scrambled away from the defense and threw a Hail Mary pass that was caught in the end zone by Gerard Phelan, giving BC a 47-45 win. Although many people mistakenly think that play clinched the Heisman Trophy for Flutie, the voting was already completed before that game.

Flutie left school as the NCAA’s all-time passing yardage leader with 10,579 yards and was a consensus All-America as a senior. He earned Player of the Year awards from UPI, Kodak, The Sporting News and the Maxwell Football Club.

In addition to his collegiate athletic achievement, Flutie maintained a distinguished academic record at Boston College. He was a candidate for a Rhodes Scholarship, for which he was named a finalist in 1984. Upon graduating, Flutie won a National Football Foundation post-graduate scholarship. His number, 22, has been retired by the Boston College football program.

Flutie's 1984 Hail Mary pass, and the subsequent rise in applications for admission to Boston College, gave rise to the admissions phenomenon known as the "Flutie Effect". This idea essentially states that a winning sports team can increase the recognition value of a university enough to make it a more elite school.

Twenty-four years later in November 2008, Doug Flutie was honored by Boston College with a statue of his famous Hail Mary pass to Gerard Phelan to beat Miami.

USFL career

Despite winning the Heisman Trophy in his senior season, Flutie was not highly rated going into the 1985 NFL Draft because of his 5'10" stature, which many considered too short for an NFL quarterback.

Perhaps seizing on the NFL's hesitation, Flutie was selected by the USFL's New Jersey Generals (owned by Donald Trump) in the 1985 territorial draft, which took place months before the 1985 NFL Draft; Flutie was officially signed on February 4, 1985. Trump, looking to improve the Generals' passing game that floundered under the guidance of former NFL MVP Brian Sipe in 1984, reportedly signed Flutie to a 3-year, $3.1 million deal. Sipe was subsequently traded to the Jacksonville Bulls just days later. Having already signed with the USFL, Flutie was not selected in the NFL Draft until the 11th round, 285th overall pick by the Los Angeles Rams.

Flutie completed 134 of 281 passes for 2,109 yards and 13 TD's with the Generals in 1985 in 15 games. He suffered an injury late in the season that saw him turn over the reins to Donald Trump's team to reserve QB Ron Reeves. The Generals went on to sport an 11-7 record and a 2nd place finish in the USFL's Eastern Conference.

The 1985 USFL season, however, was a highlight for Flutie as he handed off to record-breaking RB Herschel Walker. Walker went on to break pro football's all-time single season rushing mark by rolling up 2,411 yards for the Generals that season.

The USFL folded in 1986, and Flutie and punter Sean Landeta were the league's last active players.

National Football League debut

Flutie, originally drafted by the L.A. Rams, on October 14, 1986 had his rights traded to the Chicago Bears in exchange for draft picks. Flutie would later make his debut on the 1986 Chicago Bears, appearing in 4 games.

Flutie was then traded to the New England Patriots at the start of the 1987 NFL season, a season which saw the NFL Players Association go on strike, and NFL games subsequently being played by replacement players. Flutie crossed the picket lines in order to play for the Patriots, and charges of being a scab dogged him thereafter. Flutie would remain with the Patriots from 1987–1989, after which he left to play in the Canadian Football League.

Canadian Football League career

Flutie played in Canadian Football League for 8 years. He is revered as one of the greatest quarterbacks ever to play Canadian football. In 1990 he signed with the BC Lions for a two-year contract reportedly worth $350,000 a season. At the time he was the highest paid player in the CFL. Flutie struggled in his first season, which would be his only losing season in the CFL. Over the next seven years he would go 99-27 as a starter. In his second season, he threw for a record 6,619 yards on 466 completions. Flutie was rewarded with a reported million-dollar salary with the Calgary Stampeders.

Flutie won his first Grey Cup in 1992 with the Stampeders. He was named the Grey Cup MVP.

During his last years in Calgary, Flutie's backup was Jeff Garcia, who later went on to start for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers. Flutie won two more Grey Cups with the Toronto Argonauts, in 1996 (The Snow Bowl) and 1997, before signing with the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League in 1998. Prior to his final two Grey Cup victories with the Argonauts, Flutie was hampered by the opinion, supported by the media, that he was a quarterback who could not win in cold weather. In both 1993 and 1994, the Stampeders had the best record in the league, but lost the Western Final each year at home in freezing conditions. After first refusing to wear gloves in freezing temperatures, in later years Flutie adapted to throwing with gloves in cold weather.

His career CFL statistics include 41,355 passing yards and 270 touchdowns. He holds the professional football record of 6,619 yards passing in a single season. He still holds four of the CFL's top five highest single-season completion marks, including a record 466 in 1991. His 48 touchdown passes in 1994 remains a CFL record. He earned three Grey Cup MVP awards, and was named the CFL's Most Outstanding Player a record six times (1991–1994, and 1996–1997).

On November 17, 2006, Flutie was named the greatest Canadian Football League player of all time from a top 50 list of CFL players conducted by TSN. In 2007 he was named to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, the first non-Canadian to be inducted.

Return to the NFL

Buffalo Bills

Flutie became the Buffalo Bills' quarterback five games into the 1998 season. The Bills were initially uninterested in signing him, but then-pro personnel director A.J. Smith successfully convinced the organization that Flutie would be a great asset to the team. In his first action with the Bills, Flutie entered for an injured Rob Johnson and passed for two TDs while leading a fourth-quarter comeback against the Indianapolis Colts on October 11, 1998. The following week, Doug Flutie would make his first NFL start since October 15, 1989, against the unbeaten Jacksonville Jaguars. The nine-year gap between starts for a quarterback was the second most in NFL longest duration (behind Tommy Maddox) until the 2007 season. Flutie would be the hero of the Bills' victory as he scored the winning touchdown against the Jaguars by rolling out on a bootleg and into the end zone on a fourth-down play in the waning seconds. The Bills' success continued with Flutie at the helm; his record as a starter that season was 8–3. Flutie was selected to play in the 1998 Pro Bowl.

Flutie led the Bills to a 10–5 record in 1999 but, in a controversial decision, was replaced by Rob Johnson for the playoffs by coach Wade Phillips, who later said he had been ordered by Bills owner Ralph Wilson to do so. The Bills lost 22–16 to the eventual AFC Champion Tennessee Titans in a game that has become known for the Music City Miracle, where the Titans scored on the penultimate play of the game — a kickoff return following the Bills' apparent game-clinching field goal. After the season had ended, Flutie was named the Bills' backup and only played late in games or when Johnson was injured, which was often. In fact, during the season, Flutie had a 4–1 record as a starter, in comparison to Johnson's 4–7. Following the season, Bills President Tom Donahoe and head coach Gregg Williams decided to keep Johnson as the starter and cut Flutie.

The Bills have not appeared in a playoff game since Phillips replaced Flutie with Johnson and some say this began the "Flutie Curse"

San Diego Chargers

In 2001 Flutie signed with the San Diego Chargers, who had gone 1–15 in 2000. After opening 3–0, the Chargers slumped and were 4-2 going into Week 7, when Flutie's Chargers met Rob Johnson's Bills. Flutie prevailed as the new ex-Bill broke a sack attempt and ran 13 yards for the game-winning touchdown. It would be the last win for the Chargers in 2001, as they dropped their last nine games to finish 5-11 and cost head coach Mike Riley his job. (Buffalo, respectively, finished 3-13 with Johnson and, later, Alex Van Pelt as starters.) Flutie was Drew Brees' backup in 2002.

In 2003, Flutie replaced a struggling Brees when the Chargers were 1–7. The 41-year-old Flutie became the oldest player to score two rushing touchdowns in a game, the first player over 40 to accomplish that feat. He also became the oldest AFC Offensive Player of the Week, winning the award for the fourth time. Flutie's record as a starter that year was 2–3.

On January 2, 2005, Doug Flutie became the oldest player to score a touchdown at 42 years and 71 days, breaking Jerry Rice's record of 42 years and 67 days. Flutie was released from the Chargers on March 13, 2005.

New England Patriots

Flutie surprised many when he signed with the New England Patriots instead of the New York Giants. He became the backup behind Tom Brady and played several times at the end of games to take a few snaps. Flutie has a 37-28 record as an NFL starter, including a 22-9 record in home games.

Referring to his time in the Canadian Football League (and, presumably, to the quarterback's relatively diminutive stature), television football commentator John Madden once said, "Inch for inch, Flutie in his prime was the best QB of his generation."

In a December 26, 2005 game against the New York Jets, Flutie was sent in late in the game. The Jets also sent in their back-up quarterback, Vinny Testaverde. This was the first time in NFL history that two quarterbacks over the age of 40 competed against each other (Testaverde was 42, Flutie was 43). This was the final nationally televised Monday Night Football game on ABC before its move to ESPN.

In the Patriots' regular-season finale against the Miami Dolphins on January 1, 2006, Flutie successfully drop kicked a football for an extra point, something that had not been done in a regular-season NFL game since 1941. It was Flutie's first kick attempt in the NFL, and earned him that week's title of AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, known for his knowledge of the history of the game, made comments that suggested that the play was a retirement present of sorts for his veteran quarterback, although Flutie had made no comment on whether 2005 would be his last season.

During the 2006 offseason, Flutie's agent, Kristen Kuliga, stated he was interested in returning to the Patriots for another season; as a result he was widely expected to return, despite his age. But on May 15, 2006, Flutie announced his decision to "hang up his helmet" at the age of 43 and retire. Flutie was the second to last former USFL player to retire, behind Sean Landeta.

Near-return to the CFL

Because of injuries with the Toronto Argonauts, Flutie was contemplating a temporary comeback with the team as of July 25, 2006. Flutie did not plan to play long-term, for he had planned on doing college football commentary on ESPN in the coming season. On August 18, 2006, a story was published on CFL.ca examining this topic in-depth. Flutie was pondering a return to Canadian Football because of his relationship with Argonauts head coach and former running back Pinball Clemons, and the desire to "say goodbye to the CFL". According to the report, Flutie was poised to return to Toronto on July 22, after their victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the injury to backup quarterback Spergon Wynn. Wynn suffered a mild concussion on a hard hit from defensive tackle Scott Schultz, when his helmet flew off on impact. Nevertheless, Flutie chose to remain in retirement.

Personal life

Flutie is the older brother of the CFL's third all-time receptions leader, Darren Flutie. Flutie also has an older brother, Bill Flutie and an older sister, Denise Flutie. His nephew Billy Flutie, son of Bill Flutie, is a wide receiver/punter at Boston College. Flutie is the second son of Richard and Joan Flutie. Flutie is married to his high school sweetheart, Laurie, (née Fortier). They have a daughter, Alexa, a New England Patriots Cheerleader, and a son, Doug Jr. Their son has autism, and the Fluties established The Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism, Inc. in honor of him. He also created a cereal, Flutie Flakes, with the benefits going toward this organization. In his free time, Flutie has attended college football and basketball games at his alma mater Boston College and was a season ticket-holder. Flutie has spent his summers in Bethany Beach, Delaware, frequenting the local basketball court. Flutie also has worked with the local Massachusetts Eastern Bank and is a spokesman for Natick/Framingham's Metrowest Medical Center. He is a member of the Longfellow Sports Clubs at their Wayland and Natick locations. Flutie continues to live in Natick and was honored in November, 2007 by being inducted into the Natick High School Wall of Achievement. A short stretch of road connecting the Natick Mall and the Shoppers' World Mall in Natick / Framingham, MA is named "Flutie Pass" in honor of his historic 1984 play against Miami.

Flutie frequents Melbourne Beach, Florida in the winter time and has a local sports field complex named after him.

With his brother Darren on guitar, Doug plays drums in the Flutie Brothers Band, and once played for Boston at a tribute honoring Doug. Nov. 13, 2006 was Doug Flutie Day in Boston. Flutie endorsed Scott Brown for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts for 2010, and the Flutie Brothers Band played at Brown's victory celebration.

Halls of Fame

On May 8, 2007, Flutie was elected to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, becoming the first non-Canadian inductee.

On May 9, 2007, Flutie was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

On April 2, 2008, Flutie was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

Career statistics

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style="text-align:center;"| XP Att ! style="text-align:center;"| FG ! style="text-align:center;"| FG Att ! style="text-align:center;"| FG Long |- style="text-align:center;" || 1985 || NJG || 15 || 134 || 281 || 47.6 || 2109 || 13 || 14 || 65 || 465 || 6 || - || - || - || - || - |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" || 1986 || CHI || 4 || 23 || 46 || 50.0 || 361 || 3 || 2 || 9 || 36 || 1 || - || - || - || - || - |- style="text-align:center;" || 1987 || CHI || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || - || - || - || - || - |- style="text-align:center;" || 1987 || NE || 1 || 15 || 25 || 60.0 || 199 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 43 || 0 || - || - || - || - || - |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" || 1988 || NE || 11 || 92 || 179 || 51.4 || 1150 || 8 || 10 || 38 || 179 || 1 || - || - || - || - || - |- style="text-align:center;" || 1989 || NE || 5 || 36 || 91 || 39.6 || 493 || 2 || 4 || 16 || 87 || 0 || - || - || - || - || - |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" || 1990 || BC || 16 || 207 || 392 || 52.8 || 2960 || 16 || 19 || 79 || 662 || 3 || - || - || - || - || - |- style="text-align:center;" || 1991 || BC || 18 || 466 || 730 || 63.8 || 6619 || 38 || 24 || 120 || 610 || 14 || - || - || - || - || - |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" || 1992 || CGY || 18 || 396 || 688 || 57.5 || 5945 || 32 || 30 || 96 || 669 || 11 || - || - || - || - || - |- style="text-align:center;" || 1993 || CGY || 18 || 416 || 703 || 59.1 || 6092 || 44 || 17 || 74 || 373 || 11 || - || - || - || - || - |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" || 1994 || CGY || 18 || 403 || 659 || 59.1 || 5726 || 48 || 19 || 96 || 760 || 8 || - || - || - || - || - |- style="text-align:center;" || 1995 || CGY || 11 || 223 || 332 || 67.1 || 2788 || 16 || 5 || 46 || 288 || 5 || - || - || - || - || - |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" || 1996 || TOR || 18 || 434 || 667 || 65.0 || 5720 || 29 || 17 || 101 || 756 || 9 || - || - || - || - || - |- style="text-align:center;" || 1997 || TOR || 18 || 430 || 673 || 63.9 || 5505 || 47 || 24 || 92 || 542 || 5 || - || - || - || - || - |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" || 1998 || BUF || 13 || 202 || 354 || 57.1 || 2711 || 20 || 11 || 48 || 248 || 1 || - || - || - || - || - |- style="text-align:center;" || 1999 || BUF || 15 || 264 || 478 || 55.2 || 3171 || 19 || 16 || 88 || 467 || 1 || - || - || - || - || - |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" || 2000 || BUF || 11 || 132 || 231 || 57.1 || 1700 || 8 || 3 || 36 || 161 || 1 || - || - || - || - || - |- style="text-align:center;" || 2001 || SD || 16 || 294 || 521 || 56.4 || 3464 || 15 || 18 || 53 || 192 || 1 || - || - || - || - || - |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" || 2002 || SD || 1 || 3 || 11 || 27.3 || 64 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 0 || - || - || - || - || - |- style="text-align:center;" || 2003 || SD || 7 || 91 || 167 || 54.5 || 1097 || 9 || 4 || 33 || 168 || 2 || - || - || - || - || - |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" || 2004 || SD || 2 || 20 || 38 || 52.6 || 276 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 39 || 2 || 0 || 0 || - || - || - |- style="text-align:center;" || 2005 || NE || 5 || 5 || 10 || 50.0 || 29 || 0 || 0 || 5 || -1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || - || - || - |- style="text-align:center; background:#e0e0e0;" ! style="text-align:center;"| 1985 ! style="text-align:center;"| USFL ! style="text-align:center;"| 15 ! style="text-align:center;"| 134 ! style="text-align:center;"| 281 ! style="text-align:center;"| 47.6 ! style="text-align:center;"| 2,109 ! style="text-align:center;"| 13 ! style="text-align:center;"| 14 ! style="text-align:center;"| 65 ! style="text-align:center;"| 465 ! style="text-align:center;"| 6 ! style="text-align:center;"| 0 ! style="text-align:center;"| 0 ! style="text-align:center;"| - ! style="text-align:center;"| - ! style="text-align:center;"| - |- style="text-align:center; background:#e0e0e0;" ! style="text-align:center;"| 1986–2005 ! style="text-align:center;"| NFL ! style="text-align:center;"| 91 ! style="text-align:center;"| 1,177 ! style="text-align:center;"| 2,151 ! style="text-align:center;"| 54.7 ! style="text-align:center;"| 14,715 ! style="text-align:center;"| 86 ! style="text-align:center;"| 68 ! style="text-align:center;"| 338 ! style="text-align:center;"| 1,634 ! style="text-align:center;"| 10 ! style="text-align:center;"| 1 ! style="text-align:center;"| 1 ! style="text-align:center;"| - ! style="text-align:center;"| - ! style="text-align:center;"| - |- style="text-align:center; background:#e0e0e0;" ! style="text-align:center;"| 1990–1997 ! style="text-align:center;"| CFL ! style="text-align:center;"| 135 ! style="text-align:center;"| 2,975 ! style="text-align:center;"| 4,844 ! style="text-align:center;"| 61.4 ! style="text-align:center;"| 41,355 ! style="text-align:center;"| 270 ! style="text-align:center;"| 155 ! style="text-align:center;"| 704 ! style="text-align:center;"| 4,660 ! style="text-align:center;"| 66 ! style="text-align:center;"| 0 ! style="text-align:center;"| 0 ! style="text-align:center;"| - ! style="text-align:center;"| - ! style="text-align:center;"| - |- style="text-align:center; background:#e0e0e0;" ! style="text-align:center;"| 1985–2005 ! style="text-align:center;"| Total ! style="text-align:center;"| 241 ! style="text-align:center;"| 4,286 ! style="text-align:center;"| 7,276 ! style="text-align:center;"| 58.9 ! style="text-align:center;"| 58,179 ! style="text-align:center;"| 369 ! style="text-align:center;"| 237 ! style="text-align:center;"| 1,097 ! style="text-align:center;"| 6,759 ! style="text-align:center;"| 82 ! style="text-align:center;"| 1 ! style="text-align:center;"| 1 ! style="text-align:center;"| - ! style="text-align:center;"| - ! style="text-align:center;"| - |}

See also

Flutie effect

Flutie Flakes

Flutie Fruities

NFL quarterbacks who have posted a perfect passer rating

References

Further reading

External links

Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism

The Flutie Brothers Band

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name	Bobby Bare
background	solo_singer
birth name	Robert Joseph Bare
birth date	April 07, 1935
origin	Ironton, OH, United States
instrument	Guitar
genre	Country
label	RCA RecordsMercury RecordsColumbia Records
years active	1958 – Present
associated acts	Skeeter Davis, Waylon Jennings
website	and }}

Robert Joseph (Bobby) Bare (born April 7, 1935, Ironton, OH) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is the father of Bobby Bare, Jr., also a musician.

Early career

Bare had many failed attempts to sell his songs in the 1950s. He finally signed with Capitol Records and recorded a few rock and roll songs without much chart success. Just before he was drafted into the Army, he wrote a song called "The All American Boy" and did a demo for his friend, Bill Parsons, to learn and record. Instead of using the version Bill Parsons did later, the record company, Fraternity Records, decided to use the original demo recorded by Bobby Bare. The record reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, but they made an error: the singles' labels all credited the artist as being "Bill Parsons." The same track, with the same billing error, peaked at #22 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1959.

Career at RCA (1962–1970)

Bare's big break in country music came when RCA Records' Chet Atkins signed him. The first song he released on the label was "Shame On Me" in 1962. His second RCA release, "Detroit City," was his first top-ten Country single, reaching number six. It also hit number 16 on the pop charts. In 1964, he also received a Grammy Award for Best Country and Western Recording for the song Detroit City. Then a surge of hits followed, including "500 Miles Away from Home" (based on a traditional folk ballad written by Hedy West as "500 Miles") and Ian Tyson's "Four Strong Winds." In 1965 he received two Grammy nominations for Best Country & Western Vocal Performance and Best Country & Western single for the song “Four Strong Winds”. In 1966, he received a Grammy Nomination for Best Country & Western Male Vocal Performance for his song “Talk Me Some Sense”. He also recorded with Skeeter Davis, Norma Jean and Liz Anderson. "The Game of Triangles", a wife-husband-other woman drama that hit number five on the Billboard chart earned the trio a Grammy nomination. In 1968, he recorded an album with a group from England called The Hillsiders. In 1969, he had a Top 5 hit with Tom T. Hall's "(Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn".

Career at Mercury (1970–1972)

Bare moved to Mercury Records in 1970 and immediately scored a Top 3 hit with "How I Got To Memphis" and had two Top 10 hits from early Kris Kristofferson compositions, "Come Sundown" (1971) and "Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends," (1971). He also scored a #12 hit in 1972 with a version of Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show's pop hit "Sylvia's Mother", written by Shel Silverstein.

Second career at RCA (1973–1977)

After a couple of years at Mercury, Bobby returned to RCA Records in 1973 and scored with Billy Joe Shaver's "Ride Me Down Easy" which nearly made the Top 10.

Bobby Bare started to release novelty songs recorded live with selected audiences. One such song, "Marie Laveau," reached the number one position on the country chart in 1974; it was his only number one hit. This song was co-written by his friends Shel Silverstein and Baxter Taylor, who received a BMI Award for the song in 1975.

Silverstein penned other songs for Bare including a Grammy-nominated hit, "Daddy What If," which he recorded with his five-year-old son, Bobby Bare, Jr. The song was an immediate success as well not only reaching #2 on the country charts but nearly reaching the Top 40 on the Pop charts. Bare's album, "Lullabys, Legends and Lies" became his most commercially successful album and Bobby had a new audience with pop radio once again playing his songs and a new following with college kids. These two songs, however, would become Bobby's last Top 10 hits. Bare later recorded a very successful album with his family, written mainly by Silverstein, called "Singin' in The Kitchen." It was nominated for best group category in Grammy Awards, but was declined by Bobby himself. He continued to record critically acclaimed albums and singles. His biggest hits during this time included "Alimony" (1975), "The Winner" (1976), and "Drop Kick Me Jesus (Through The Goalposts Of Life)" (the world's only Christian-football waltz, and a 1976 Grammy nominee). In 1977 he recorded "Redneck Hippie Romance" and "Vegas" (a duet with his wife Jeannie).

Concept albums were nothing new for Bobby, In 1967, Bare came up with a concept album called "Bird Named Yesterday," which was very successful. His most successful concept album is "Lullabys, Legends and Lies". He also is the first to be given full control of his work and thus the very first Outlaw.

Career at Columbia Records (1978–1983)

Bobby signed with Columbia Records and continued to have hits like "Sleep Tight Good Night Man" a near Top 10 in 1978 and releasing critically acclaimed albums like "Bare" and "Sleeper Wherever I Fall". In 1979, he started off Rosanne Cash's career in a big way by singing a duet with her called "No Memories Hangin' Round" which went Top 20 for them. In 1980, he scored a near Top 10 with "Numbers" which came from his album "Down and Dirty" where Bare started to experiment with Southern rock and continued this with his next album "Drunk and Crazy". In 1981, Bobby released an album entitled "As Is" which was produced by Rodney Crowell and returned Bobby back to his country roots with songs like "New Cut Road". Bare was still doing well chartwise into the early 1980s. In 1983, he released a Top 30 duet with Lacy J. Dalton called "It's A Dirty Job". His last trip into the Top 30 came that summer with the novelty song "The Jogger".

Film career

Bobby Bare was also given an opportunity to star in the movies. He acted in a Western with Troy Donahue, ''A Distant Trumpet'', and a few episodes of the TV series ''No Time for Sergeants''. He turned his back on Hollywood to pursue his career in country music.

Later career in country music and today

From 1983 to 1988, Bobby hosted ''Bobby Bare and Friends'' on The Nashville Network which featured Bobby interviewing songwriters who sang their hit songs on the show.

In 1985, Bobby signed with EMI America Records where he scored 3 charted singles, but none of these reached the upper regions of the charts.

In 1998, he formed the band, Old Dogs, with his friends Jerry Reed, Mel Tillis and Waylon Jennings.

In 2005, he recorded a new album after over 20 years, called ''The Moon Was Blue'', produced by his son Bobby Bare, Jr., who is also a musician. He continues to tour today.

In nearly 50 years of making music, Bobby has made many firsts in country music. Bare is credited for introducing Waylon Jennings to RCA. He is also one of the first to record from many well- known song writers such as Jack Clement, Harlan Howard, Billy Joe Shaver, Mickey Newbury, Tom T. Hall, Shel Silverstein, Baxter Taylor and Kris Kristofferson.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Chart Positions			Label
		! width="45"	! width="45"	CAN Country
	''"Detroit City" And Other Hits''
''500 Miles Away from Home''
1964	''The Travelin' Bare''
	''Tunes for Two'' (w/ Skeeter Davis)
''Constant Sorrow''
	''The Best of Bobby Bare''
''Talk Me Some Sense''
''The Streets of Baltimore''
''This I Believe''
''A Bird Named Yesterday''
''The English Country Side'' (w/ The Hillsliders)
1968	''The Best of Bobby Bare - Volume 2''
1969	''(Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn(And Other Controversial Country Songs)''
	''Your Husband My Wife'' (w/ Skeeter Davis)
''Real Thing''
''This Is Bare Country''
	''Where Have All the Seasons Gone''
''I Need Some Good News Bad''
	''What Am I Gonna Do?''
''High and Dry''
	''I Hate Goodbyes / Ride Me Down Easy''
''Bobby Bare Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies''
1974	''Singin' in the Kitchen'' (Bobby Bare and Family)
	''Hard Time Hungrys''
''Cowboys and Daddys''
1976	''The Winner and Other Losers''
1977	''Me and McDill''
	''Bare''
''Sleep Wherever I Fall''
	''Down & Dirty''
''Drunk & Crazy''
1981	''As Is''
1982	''Ain't Got Nothin' to Lose''
1983	''Drinkin' from the Bottle''
1998	''Old Dogs'' (with Waylon Jennings, Jerry Reed, & Mel Tillis)
2005	''The Moon Was Blue''

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions					Album
		! width="45"	! width="45"	! width="45"	CAN Country	CAN
1959	"The All-American Boy" (as Bill Parsons)
1962	"Shame on Me"
	"Detroit City"
"500 Miles Away from Home"						''500 Miles Away From Home''
	"Miller's Cave"						''The Best of Bobby Bare''
"Have I Stayed Away Too Long"						single only
"Four Strong Winds"						''The Best of Bobby Bare''
	"A Dear John Letter" (with Skeeter Davis)						''Tunes for Two''
"Times Are Gettin' Hard"
"It's All Right"
"Talk Me Some Sense"						''Talk Me Some Sense''
	"In the Same Old Way"						single only
"Streets of Baltimore"						''Streets of Baltimore''
						''The Game of Triangles''
"Homesick"
	"Charlestown Railroad Tavern"
"Come Kiss Me Love"
"The Piney Wood Hills"
	"Find Out What's Happening"						''English Country Side''
"Little Bit Later on Down the Line"						''Talk Me Some Sense''
"Town That Broke My Heart"						single only
	"(Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn"						''Margie's at the Lincoln Park Inn''
"Which One Will It Be"						single only
						''This Is Bobby Bare''
	"Your Husband, My Wife" (with Skeeter Davis)						''Your Husband, My Wife''
"How I Got to Memphis"
"Come Sundown"
	"Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends"						''Where Have All the Seasons Gone''
"Short and Sweet"						''I Need Some Good News Bad''
	"What Am I Gonna Do"
"Sylvia's Mother"
	"I Hate Goodbyes"
"Ride Me Down Easy"
"You Know Who"
	"Daddy, What If"A (with Bobby Bare, Jr.)
"Where'd I Come From" (with Bobby Bare, Jr. and "Mama")
	"Singin' in the Kitchen" (with His Family)
"Back in Huntsville Again"
"Alimony"
"Cowboys and Daddys"						''Cowboys and Daddys''
	"The Winner"
"Put a Little Lovin' on Me"
"Drop Kick Me Jesus"
	"Vegas" (with Jeannie Bare)						''The Essential Bobby Bare''
"Look Who I'm Cheatin' on Tonight"						''Me and McDill''
"Red-Neck Hippie Romance"						Single only
	"Too Many Nights Alone"
"Sleep Tight Good Night Man"
	"Healin'"						''Sleep Wherever I Fall''
"Till I Gain Control Again"						Single only
"No Memories Hangin' Round" (with Rosanne Cash)						''Bobby Bare: The Columbia Years''
	"Numbers"
"Tequila Sheila"
"Food Blues"
"Willie Jones" (with Charlie Daniels)
	"Learning to Live Again"
"Take Me as I Am (Or Let Me Go)"
"Dropping Out of Sight"
	"New Cut Road"
"If You Ain't Got Nothin' (You Got Nothin' to Lose)"
"(I'm Not) A Candle in the Wind"
"Praise the Lord and Send Me the Money"
	"It's a Dirty Job" (with Lacy J. Dalton)						''Bobby Bare: The Columbia Years''
"The Jogger"
"Diet Song"
	"When I Get Home"
"Reno and Me"
1986	"Wait Until Tomorrow"
2005	"Are You Sincere"						''The Moon Was Blue''

^A"Daddy, What If" also peaked at #19 on the ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary Tracks chart in Canada.

Guest singles

! Year	! Single	! Artist	! US Country
1967	"Chet's Tune"	Some of Chet's Friends

Music videos

! Year	! Video	! Director
2005	"Are You Sincere"	Roger Pistole

References

Vinicur, Dale. (1998). "Bobby Bare". In ''The Encyclopedia of Country Music''. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 28–29.

External links

CMT.com profile

Category:1935 births Category:Living people Category:People from Ironton, Ohio Category:American country singers Category:American male singers Category:Musicians from Ohio Category:Grand Ole Opry members Category:Grammy Award winners Category:RCA Victor artists Category:American country singer-songwriters

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