25th Anniversary of BC's Hail Mary
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25th Anniversary of BC's Hail Mary

Title: 25th Anniversary of BC's Hail Mary

Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2009

Description: FOX25's Ryan Asselta sits down with Gerard Phelan, the man who caught Doug Flutie's pass.  

Full Article: http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/sports/25th-anniversary-of-bcs-hail-mary

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" We are correct and on the former wife received from Boston college of course we've gotten caught the pass and hail Mary. -- at least 25 years ago to ride to feel I mean. Protecting 1980 for a long time in 25 years old -- it doesn't feel 25 years I remembered now on the like it was immediately last week and you know there are certain things that I off my own perspective as many times people played at everybody from the perspective but the ball come and -- and nice guy and -- back coming back at me and the adrenaline you can walk them down. And not realize what we have done. -- living with me in my vivid memory -- Great day. On that day that's partly. Been. Amazing isn't don't get that adrenaline going and you see it on TV highlights -- all over the place and you have to many times. The older than memory are 13 and Macedonia. What's funny is most folks say let's it'll talking about it and I -- About it almost one day and it seems even over all the time. And I've really done now is very fortunate to be involved and play like that mean really what makes college football great -- Ought to be underdogs going down into the football factory. And -- pulled off a victory that depending man accused -- guys out there. -- a terrific so there were many angles -- trophy in all Americans not. Even to this day it is that we often controversial. Something exciting to talk about to hear everybody individuals' stories an early hole with a smile on and they even if there are Miami's first candidate saying they were -- of that. And so -- it's been a lot of fun the years."

" What do you remember to keep you about the play let -- become -- out of the huddle. It didn't open in the hands on kind of street behind the defense back there on the helmet plain mean remember -- in the about those last seconds of the game."

" Well I think it in my mind the most is that when all come and it hit me and I I manage -- get a hold of them before it aground at it. Palestinians on Delilah Indians and -- ahead. The color writing. And my very first thought when they're not let get away from an African flags I thought no way I did up and I let them -- my hands and in. In any flags I just got developed by the team and and we want."

" Compact now over the last -- is how your life has gone on after college after football. How does that play any kind of change -- to negotiate your life over the last when he tonight."

" Well I think it's probably for sure it never over till it's over. Did you keep battling and that their well in thinking that I do and I kind of children as well now. And sort of little child that it is never give up and keep good things happen. And I get a reminder every November 23. About that -- very useful notion so its had a good impact on might like to -- the chair that was. So all the people that in my family and to me and my friends and I feel very close at Boston College community in players that -- together. We put a lot of time and effort and dedication to what we do and to have something like that 2.2. Really. I commend them vote companies that --"

" In the impact obviously changed beat the Boston College football program really put them back on and that's really put. The former north he on the college level back on the map. To get the sense that that it really changed the way. EC football play now he's in the -- and Macy's east division one going to bowl games every year. A lot of people think dad let me kind of made this time we'll just."

" go back into their early eighties by opponents such a wonderful job -- that -- and written by an article in -- recruit looking out the attack -- don't know about it. And during that time period nearly eighty a lot of good sports programs and certainly the football with Doug Flutie create a lot of nationalist and once people all bought college in any man took a look at how and it impressed and I did and I can as a press. -- a great tribute to all the folks who were running all the time and are attributed by picked it up but. I think that play has helped and it's all -- back then helped currently to keep -- mindful. Is -- degree in college football plant. I did and I don't and that's what I as later. People -- into that -- You know my vote. But their great ones out there and to have been involved in one of them."

" We've -- 25 years ago to this date November 23 1984 I would out of Boston probably I think probably definitely as the greatest college. Football -- have received."

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