Former Boston College star Doug Flutie announced on social media Wednesday that his parents, Dick and Joan, died of heart attacks.
According to Doug, his father was ill and suffered a heart attack in the hospital before his mother met the same fate within the hour. The two were married for 56 years.
Flutie released this heartbreaking statement on Facebook:
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