RIP Sammy Baugh

SmootSmack · 12-17-2008, 10:10 PM

Being reported on ESPNews

JWsleep · 12-17-2008, 10:14 PM

FOX Sports on MSN - NFL - NFL record-setter Baugh dies

RIP to one of the all-time greats.

Riggo44 · 12-17-2008, 10:14 PM

I just saw that myself. A true legend is gone. R.I.P Sammy Baugh.
ESPN - Washington Redskins great "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh dead at 94

Slingin Sammy 33 · 12-17-2008, 10:20 PM

God Bless Sammy and his family. God's team just got a lot better, getting the greatest football player to ever live.

ArtMonkDrillz · 12-17-2008, 10:22 PM

Just came on to post the ESPN link.

RIP Slingin' Sammy

Hail to the Redskins · 12-17-2008, 10:28 PM

Greatest all around player to ever play in the NFL....

RIP #33

SFREDSKIN · 12-17-2008, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hail to the Redskins

Greatest all around player to ever play in the NFL....

RIP #33

And if I may add, the "Greatest Redskin" of all time, even if I didn't see him play.

Don Maynard said:

"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?'"

53Fan · 12-17-2008, 10:38 PM

This man had to be the most talented player to ever play the game. And he was one of our own. RIP Mr. Baugh

jgalecpa · 12-17-2008, 10:38 PM

He brought the Passing game into fruition.

Warpath · 12-17-2008, 10:52 PM

RIP, and prayers to the family. I certainly I hope I see 94!

from PFT:
REDSKINS GREAT SAMMY BAUGH PASSES
Posted by Mike Florio on December 17, 2008, 9:46 p.m. EST
Hall of Famer Sammy Baugh, one of the greatest quarterbacks (and punters) of all time, has died at the age of 94.

Said Redskins owner Daniel Snyder, in a release: “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.”

Baugh joined the Redskins in 1937, when the team moved from Boston to Washington.

In 1943, he led the league in passing, punting, and pass interceptions (while playing defense, not while doing the Brett Favre chuck-and-duck).

Baugh also had a great sense of humor. After the Bears blasted the Redskins for the 1940 NFL title by a score of 73-0, a reporter asked Baugh if the outcome would have been different if a touchdown pass hadn’t been dropped by one of Baugh’s teammates.

”Yeah,” Baugh said. “It would have made it 73-7.”

GusFrerotte · 12-17-2008, 10:53 PM

Man, just when it is getting dark for Skins fan, this has to happen. Sammy was the ultimate all time Skin QB!!! He is in a better place now. Condolescences to his family.

dmek25 · 12-17-2008, 11:10 PM

too bad none of us got to see him play. truly a man among boys. may god bless his family

djnemo65 · 12-17-2008, 11:19 PM

Wow, what shame. But he lived a full, wonderful life. This is an opportunity to remember and rejoice in the person and player he was.

skinsfan_nn · 12-17-2008, 11:22 PM

This goes out to the family of the great QB, DB and greatest punter of all time!

This will be a celebration of life for a great man that touched so many and made the game of football what we know it to be today. A TRUE pioneer!

You will be missed but never forgotten. May GOD rest your soul and be with the family in there time of deep sorrow and need. A TRUE REDSKIN LEGEND IS IN THE LORD'S HOUSE NOW!

An article I read earlier just this year and bookmarked it after the read. Due to SB's ailing health at the time when reading.

RIP Mr. Sammy Baugh

ESPN.com: Baugh perfected the perfect pass

Gmanc711 · 12-17-2008, 11:40 PM

Rip Sammy!

12-17-2008, 10:10 PM	#1
SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	RIP Sammy Baugh Being reported on ESPNews __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You

12-17-2008, 10:14 PM	#2
JWsleep Propane and propane accessories Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Houston, TX Age: 55 Posts: 4,714	Re: RIP Sammy Baugh FOX Sports on MSN - NFL - NFL record-setter Baugh dies RIP to one of the all-time greats. __________________ Hail from Houston!

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Slingin Sammy 33 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 4,347	Re: RIP Sammy Baugh God Bless Sammy and his family. God's team just got a lot better, getting the greatest football player to ever live. __________________ "I would bet.....(if), an angel fairy came down and said, '[You can have anything] in the world you would like to own,' I wouldn't be surprised if you said a football club and particularly the Washington Redskins.'' — Jack Kent Cooke, 1996.

12-17-2008, 10:22 PM	#5
ArtMonkDrillz Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ellicott City, MD Age: 42 Posts: 8,029	Re: RIP Sammy Baugh Just came on to post the ESPN link. RIP Slingin' Sammy __________________ "Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." The Dude

12-17-2008, 10:28 PM	#6
Hail to the Redskins The Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,687	Re: RIP Sammy Baugh Greatest all around player to ever play in the NFL.... RIP #33 __________________ “Sometimes it is not enough to our best; we must do what is required.” - Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

12-17-2008, 10:14 PM	#3
Riggo44 The Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Clemente CA Age: 51 Posts: 2,390	Re: RIP Sammy Baugh I just saw that myself. A true legend is gone. R.I.P Sammy Baugh. ESPN - Washington Redskins great "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh dead at 94 __________________ Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. Benjamin Franklin

12-17-2008, 10:38 PM	#8
53Fan Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Kill Devil Hills, N.C. Posts: 7,570	Re: RIP Sammy Baugh This man had to be the most talented player to ever play the game. And he was one of our own. RIP Mr. Baugh __________________ Defense wins championships. Bring it!

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jgalecpa Special Teams Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 458	Re: RIP Sammy Baugh He brought the Passing game into fruition. __________________ Theismann: You're wrong, the rule is wrong, the refs are wrong, and I'm right

12-17-2008, 10:52 PM	#10
Warpath The Starter Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Potomac Falls, VA Age: 48 Posts: 1,762	Re: RIP Sammy Baugh RIP, and prayers to the family. I certainly I hope I see 94! from PFT: REDSKINS GREAT SAMMY BAUGH PASSES Posted by Mike Florio on December 17, 2008, 9:46 p.m. EST Hall of Famer Sammy Baugh, one of the greatest quarterbacks (and punters) of all time, has died at the age of 94. Said Redskins owner Daniel Snyder, in a release: “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.” Baugh joined the Redskins in 1937, when the team moved from Boston to Washington. In 1943, he led the league in passing, punting, and pass interceptions (while playing defense, not while doing the Brett Favre chuck-and-duck). Baugh also had a great sense of humor. After the Bears blasted the Redskins for the 1940 NFL title by a score of 73-0, a reporter asked Baugh if the outcome would have been different if a touchdown pass hadn’t been dropped by one of Baugh’s teammates. ”Yeah,” Baugh said. “It would have made it 73-7.”

12-17-2008, 10:53 PM	#11
GusFrerotte Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Detroit area Posts: 4,153	Re: RIP Sammy Baugh Man, just when it is getting dark for Skins fan, this has to happen. Sammy was the ultimate all time Skin QB!!! He is in a better place now. Condolescences to his family.

12-17-2008, 11:10 PM	#12
dmek25 MVP Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: lancaster,pa Age: 63 Posts: 10,672	Re: RIP Sammy Baugh too bad none of us got to see him play. truly a man among boys. may god bless his family __________________ "It's better to be quiet and thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt." courtesy of 53fan

12-17-2008, 11:19 PM	#13
djnemo65 Playmaker Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,836	Re: RIP Sammy Baugh Wow, what shame. But he lived a full, wonderful life. This is an opportunity to remember and rejoice in the person and player he was.

12-17-2008, 11:22 PM	#14
skinsfan_nn Playmaker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Newport News,Virginia Age: 60 Posts: 4,495	Re: RIP Sammy Baugh This goes out to the family of the great QB, DB and greatest punter of all time! This will be a celebration of life for a great man that touched so many and made the game of football what we know it to be today. A TRUE pioneer! You will be missed but never forgotten. May GOD rest your soul and be with the family in there time of deep sorrow and need. A TRUE REDSKIN LEGEND IS IN THE LORD'S HOUSE NOW! An article I read earlier just this year and bookmarked it after the read. Due to SB's ailing health at the time when reading. RIP Mr. Sammy Baugh ESPN.com: Baugh perfected the perfect pass __________________ "There's no greater feeling than moving a man from Point A to Point B, against his will." #68 THANKS COACH GIBBS FOR EVERYTHING! YOUR THE MAN AND ALWAYS WILL BE!

12-17-2008, 11:40 PM	#15
Gmanc711 Thank You, Sean. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Gaithersburg, MD Age: 39 Posts: 7,506	Re: RIP Sammy Baugh Rip Sammy! __________________ #21

RIP Sammy Baugh

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