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Flutie Inducted Into Canada's Hall Of Fame

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May 8, 2007 8:11 pm US/Eastern

Flutie Inducted Into Canada's Hall Of Fame

TORONTO (AP) ― Doug Flutie, who earned six outstanding player awards in the Canadian Football League, is about to become the first non-Canadian to be inducted into that nation's hall of fame.

Flutie was among a class of six athletes selected Tuesday for Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Also selected was Cassie Campbell, who captained Canada's women's hockey team to two consecutive Olympic gold medals and will become the first female hockey player to be inducted.

Hockey's Mike Bossy, Olympic wrestler Daniel Igali, cross-country skier Beckie Scott and baseball's Larry Walker round out the list of athletes. Sam Jacks, the inventor of ringette and floor hockey, and Robert Steadward, whose efforts spearheaded the growth of paralympic sports, are being inducted in the builder category.

The inductees will be honored Oct. 25 in Toronto.

Flutie became eligible after the board voted last year to consider non-Canadians if they made a significant contribution to sports in Canada. Flutie had stints with Calgary, B.C. and Toronto, winning three Grey Cups.

(© 2007 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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