Who would have thought that the gifted athlete that led his Hoover Middle School football team to two Brevard County Championships.

As Doug Flutie stood in the middle of the field with a near-sellout crowd roaring in celebration, the famous Monkees song “I’m A Believer” was blaring over the public address system at Rich Stadium.

Oct. 15—HATCH — The story goes, this was likely going to be the final play of Doug Flutie's football-playing career. He was a back-up quarterback for the New England Patriots, who had just scored a ...