DOUG FLUTIE

The Heisman Trophy winner became a CFL institution after leaving the NFL in 1989. Flutie had played for the Chicago Bears and New England Patriots before his eight-year stint across the border, in which he was viewed as the greatest QB to ever play on a 110-yard field. There was a better chance of dial-up internet making a comeback than of Flutie returning to the NFL, but that's what happened when the Bills brought him in in 1998. Not only did he succeed but was a Pro Bowl selection in his first year back, and a cult figure to boot.