31 Facts About Sammy Baugh

1.

Samuel Adrian Baugh was an American professional football player and coach.

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Sammy Baugh played college football for the Horned Frogs at Texas Christian University, where he was a two time All-American.

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Sammy Baugh then played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins for 16 seasons from 1937 to 1952.

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Sammy Baugh led the Washington Redskins to winning the NFL Championship in 1937 and 1942 and was named NFL Player of the Year by the Washington DC Touchdown Club in 1947 and 1948 for his play.

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Primarily known for his passing prowess, Sammy Baugh led the league in completion percentage a record eight times, passing yards four times, and three times in passer rating, among other statistics.

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Sammy Baugh was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the 17-member charter class of 1963, and was selected to the NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1994 and the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team in 2019.

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Samuel Adrian Sammy Baugh was born on a farm near Temple, Texas, the second son of James, a worker on the Santa Fe Railroad, and Lucy Sammy Baugh.

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8.

Sammy Baugh really wanted to become a professional baseball player and almost received a scholarship to play at Washington State University.

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About a month before he started at Washington State Sammy Baugh hurt his knee while sliding into second base during a game, and the scholarship fell through.

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Sammy Baugh finished fourth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1936.

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Sammy Baugh was a baseball player at Texas Christian, where he played third base.

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Sammy Baugh was then sent to the International League's Rochester, New York Red Wings, St Louis's other top farm club.

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Sammy Baugh signed a one-year contract with the Redskins and received $8,000, making him the highest-paid player on the team.

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Sammy Baugh's 335 passing yards remained the most ever in a playoff game by any rookie quarterback in NFL history until Russell Wilson broke the record in 2012.

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Sammy Baugh had what many consider to be the greatest single-season performance by a pro football player during 1943 in which he led the league in pass completions, punting and interceptions.

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Sammy Baugh was selected as an All-Pro tailback that year.

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Sammy Baugh threw 11 touchdown passes and only four interceptions.

18.

Sammy Baugh and I roomed together, and he was a football man.

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Sammy Baugh knew football, played it, and everybody had a lot of confidence in him.

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Sammy Baugh won numerous NFL passing titles and earned first-team All-NFL honors four times in his career.

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Sammy Baugh completed 1,693 of 2,995 passes for 21,886 yards.

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Sammy Baugh is considered one of the all-time great football players.

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Sammy Baugh gave birth to the fanaticism of Redskins fans.

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Sammy Baugh is fourth in highest single-season completion percentage, most seasons leading the league in yards gained and most seasons leading the league in completion percentage.

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Sammy Baugh led the league in punting from 1940 through 1943.

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26.

Sammy Baugh chose not to return for Redskins team functions, despite repeated organization invitations.

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Sammy Baugh was an assistant at the University of Tulsa in 1963 under head coach Glenn Dobbs.

28.

Edmonia died in 1990, after 52 years of marriage to Sammy Baugh, who was her high school sweetheart.

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Sammy Baugh always introduced himself as Sam Baugh and signed his papers and autographs that way.

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Sammy Baugh's health began to decline after the death of his wife.

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Sammy Baugh was the last surviving member of the 17-member charter class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.