SAN FRANCISCO — Doug Flutie won a Heisman Trophy at Boston College and a pro football championship — the Canadian Football League's Grey Cup — during his quarterback careering.
In Super Bowl 50 on Sunday, Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is trying to become the third Heisman winner to also bring home a Super Bowl title, joining Roger Staubach and Jim Plunkett. Flutie didn’t realize that total was so low and was surprised by it.
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“It would be a feather in the cap for the Heisman people when we get together every year.