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What: “Beyond the Glory”

Where: Fox Sports Net, Sunday, 8 p.m.

When Doug Flutie became a Chicago Bear, teammate Jim McMahon called him “America’s midget.” A more accurate description of the 5-foot-9 quarterback is that he is “America’s favorite underdog.”

“I think people relate to me because of my size,” says Flutie in the latest installment of “Beyond the Glory.”

This profile of Flutie is excellent. The one-hour documentary opens with his Hail Mary pass against Miami during his Heisman Trophy-winning season at Boston College.

It then details his life, taking viewers through his childhood in Manchester, Md., his high school days in Natick, Mass., his college days at Boston College, his initial struggles in the NFL, his stardom in Canada and his successful return to the NFL.

The show also touches on Flutie’s son, Doug Jr., who is autistic. He was diagnosed in 1993.

In typical “Beyond the Glory” form, Flutie and those closest to him tell his story. There are in-depth interviews with Flutie, his parents, his two brothers, his wife, his high school coach, and various other coaches, teammates and friends. They include Gerard Phelan, Flutie’s teammate and roommate at Boston College who was on the receiving end of his Hail Mary at the Orange Bowl in Miami, and former Bear coach Mike Ditka.

“Doug Flutie was a football player--played with his heart, played with his head,” Ditka says.