Darrell Doucette

Darrell Doucette
Born:1988 or 1989 (age 35–36)
Career information
Position(s)Quarterback
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Career history
As player
2020–United States

Darrell "Housh" Doucette (born 1988 or 1989) is an American flag football player who is a quarterback for the United States national team.

Career

Doucette grew up in New Orleans, the son of an NOPD homicide detective.[1] He played multiple sports growing up, including track and field, tackle football, and bowling, in which he won state championships.[1] He attended Xavier University in New Orleans, where he got into flag football on an intramural team.[1] He is nicknamed "Housh" for his resemblance of NFL player T. J. Houshmandzadeh.[1]

Doucette led the amateur side Fighting Cancer to win the first edition of the American Flag Football League in 2018, being named the most valuable player of the final in which his team defeated a team of professional track and field athletes and NFL players 26–6.[2]

Doucette joined the United States national team in 2020.[3] He led the United States to its fourth world title in a row at the 2021 IFAF Men's Flag Football World Championship.[1] He won a gold medal for the United States at the 2022 World Games, the sport's first appearance at the event.[4] He was named the most valuable player of the final game of the 2023 IFAF Americas Continental Flag Football Championship, where the United States went 7–0 to win the tournament.[5] He defended his country's world title at the 2024 IFAF Men's Flag Football World Championship, the same month that he said in a viral interview that NFL players should not expect to be handed spots on the Olympic team over longtime flag football players when the sport makes its debut at the 2028 Summer Olympics.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "World flag football champ ready to fight NFL talents for US Olympics spot". The Guardian. August 17, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  2. ^ Bergman, Jeremy. "Fighting Cancer crush Godspeed in AFFL Ultimate Final". National Football League. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Mendoza, Jordan (August 21, 2024). "USA flag football QB says he's better at the sport than Patrick Mahomes 'because of my IQ'". USA Today. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "The World Games medalists honored at NFL Kickoff". International Federation of American Football. September 9, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "New Orleans native Darrell Doucette earns gold medal match MVP honors on US National Team at IFAF Americas Continental Flag Football Championship". Crescent City Sports. July 11, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "Flag football QB who said he's 'better than Patrick Mahomes' leads U.S. to world title". Los Angeles Times. August 27, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.