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Main Discussion Area => In Memoriam, Happy Birthday => Topic started by: urth on December 18, 2008, 08:46:41 AM

Title: RIP Sammy Baugh, Redskins QB
Post by: urth on December 18, 2008, 08:46:41 AM

He was 94 and in poor health.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/18/SPKI14Q7PT.DTL

Title: Re: RIP Sammy Baugh, Redskins QB
Post by: mshray on December 18, 2008, 10:08:07 AM

"He played college football when the president answered to initials and pro football rosters were composed of 23 players. George Allen, a Pro Football Hall of Fame coach, was among a number of experts who ranked him as the NFL's all-time No. 1 quarterback. Baugh did things no quarterback, or anyone else, will ever duplicate: leading the league in passing, punting and interceptions as a 60-minute man."

More from ESPN tribute here: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=luksa_frank&id=3776948 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=luksa_frank&id=3776948)