Mongo2365 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 RIP Sammy. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief skin Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 What a talent he could do it all. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21KO Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 RIP and thanks for helping build a (once) proud franchise Sammy. I know you and Sean are tossing it around up there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 RIP Sammy, it's a rest well deserved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish50 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 He was the Washington Redskins 1st Quarterback and the most versatile player to ever play the game. To this day, he still holds the record in the NFL for average yards per punt. Rest in peace Sammy. :halo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joncevensen Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 RIP our franchise's biggest legend, our finest quarterback, our greatest player, and a man that we can all look up to. I wish I'd had the honor and privilege of seeing him play in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbowman Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 RIP. You were one of the most talented athletes to play any game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBnotBlades Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Rest in Peace Sammy. I truly believe you were the best player this league has ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fire3fighter4 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Sammy Baugh, who set numerous passing records with the Washington Redskins in an era when NFL teams were running most every down, died Wednesday night, his son said. Baugh, who was 94 and had numerous health issues, died at Fisher County Hospital in Rotan, David Baugh said. David Baugh said his father had battled Alzheimer’s and dementia for several years. He had been ill recently with kidney problems, low blood pressure and double pneumonia. "It wasn’t the same Sam we all knew," his son told The Associated Press. "He just finally wore out." Sammy Baugh was the last surviving member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s inaugural class. After starring at TCU, "Slingin’ Sammy" Baugh played with the Redskins from 1937 to 1952. While he was noted for his passing, Baugh was one of the best all-around players of his day. One season he led the league in passing, defensive interceptions and punting. In one game, he threw four touchdown passes and intercepted four passes. He threw six touchdowns in a game -- twice -- and kicked an 85-yard punt. "There’s nobody any better than Sam Baugh was in pro football," Don Maynard, a fellow West Texas Hall of Famer who played for Baugh, said in a 2002 interview. "When I see somebody picking the greatest player around, to me, if they didn’t go both ways, they don’t really deserve to be nominated. I always ask, ’Well, how’d he do on defense? How was his punting?"’ When Baugh entered the NFL, the forward pass was so rare that it was unveiled mostly in desperate situations. But Baugh passed any time. As a rookie in 1937, Baugh completed a record 81 passes (about seven a game) and led the league with 1,127 yards. At the time, only six passers averaged three completions a game that year. He went on to lead the league in passing six times. Baugh still holds Redskins records for career touchdown passes (187) and completion percentage in a season (70.3). His 31 interceptions on defense are third on the team’s career list. He still owns the league mark for single-season punting average (51.4). "He was amazing, just tremendously accurate," Eddie LeBaron, who took over as Washington’s quarterback in Baugh’s last season, said in a 2002 interview. "He could always find a way to throw it off balance. I’ve seen him throw the ball overarm, sidearm and underarm and complete them." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fire3fighter4 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 should be pinned/read me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 That's too bad. RIP Sammy. One of the best ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 http://www.redskins.com/gen/articles/Redskins_Legend_Sammy_Baugh_Passes_Away_29444.jsp Redskins owner Daniel M. Snyder issued the following statement on Wednesday night:“Sammy Baugh embodied all we aspire to at the Washington Redskins. He was a competitor in everything he did and a winner. He was one of the greatest to ever play the game of football, and one of the greatest the Redskins ever had. My thoughts and prayers are with his family tonight.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedBNG Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 RIP Sammy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfWashington Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 :cry: We love you Sammy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxiumone Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 RIP Sammy Baugh. He was one of the reasons I wore 33 in high school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 R.I.P Sammy :peace1: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hostile Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Hey Skins fans. I wanted to pass along my condolences on the loss of one of the greatest players in your History. I love the game of football and I have never read anything about Sammy Baugh that didn't have me smiling ear to ear. He truly was great in every way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santana_Fan Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I have this old Redskin tape with highlights of him on it. A complete standout player back then. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJeremy Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Simply the best. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Sammy Baugh was the first person ever inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as his name was the first alphabetically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffmark1 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 RIP The best football player thats ever lived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan834 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Never close to seeing him play, but from what I've heard he was a great one. RIP Sammy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 One of the best to ever lace em up. RIP Mr Baugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark The Homer Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Shoot. I read about his greatness even before I was a Redskins fan - back when I was like ten. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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