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I hope Sammy pulls through. IMO, he is the best Redskin of all time.

Jake wrote:http://www.thewarpath.net/showthread.php?t=8827

I hope Sammy pulls through. IMO, he is the best Redskin of all time.

He is 90+....cant say I am praying for him. I dont wish harm on Sammy but he has lived a very rich life. I get sad when a thirty of forty year old dies.

Lived a Great and Long Life indeed. I'm thankful for his years as a REDSKIN. He was great. I hope he lives long enough to see the SKINS win another SB.

One of the true greats. Let's hope he wins this one.

Jake -- how do you know that he's the best of all time? You're freaking 18 years old -- you didn't even see Riggins play!

Seriously, I didn't see Sammy but did see Sonny, Billy, Joe T., Charley Taylor, Art Monk, Dave Butz (that was one big fella), Riggins and one of my favorites of all time -- Neal Olkie...from UM..a guy who did so much with his talent -- a true team guy.

Jake knows a whole lot about Redskin History his Grandmother saw Sammy play....and told him all about him.

SkinsChic wrote:Jake knows a whole lot about Redskin History his Grandmother saw Sammy play....and told him all about him.

You got me on this one. Is this true?

If Jake is 18, his mom is 40'ish and his g-ma is 60'ish...Not too likely.

Plus, what do woman know about football?

(j/k skinschic)

ugh...g-ma is 70ish....+

oh...and thanks for the 40ish...I needed that.

I'm not going to say he is the greatest Redskins of all time bc I didn't see him play but I will say that I hope he pulls through this.

SkinsChic wrote:oh...and thanks for the 40ish...I needed that.

Enjoy it while it lasts.

LOL You rotten kid !

Jake:

IMO, he is the best Redskin of all time.

From what my Dad told me, and what I heard from others (now in their '80's), and read, Sammy Baugh was truly the greatest Redskin ever.

Consider:

- one year he led the league in pass completions and pass interceptions. Think about that a bit.

- Old-timers declare that Baugh intervented the modern forward pass. He invented the tight-spiral bullet pass. Older guys lobbed the ball, tossed it up, but Slingin Sammy made the forward pass a true weapon.

how do you know that he's the best of all time? You're freaking 18 years old

We all know about SKINS from before our time!
Young Buck Jake impresses me on a lot of stats.
anyway, it doesnt matter...cuz it's about resepct to Baugh!

Jake wrote:

SkinsChic wrote:oh...and thanks for the 40ish...I needed that.

Enjoy it while it lasts.

What a

My prayers are with him

EA7649 wrote:My prayers are with him

Him or Jake...

Yeah this is too bad, Sammy was great. Keep him in your prayers.

Well I came across this link tonight and figured I'd share an early 92nd birthday wish for Sammy. His birthday is tomorrow. Happy birthday Sammy!

http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/membe ... ayer_id=21

Happy Birthday and Happy St. Patrick's Day Sammy

Sammy was the greatest of all time. I have an article that I wrote awhile ago that needs some polishing that I haven't had time to do. I'll get that sucker up in the next few days so that people who have not learned about this incredible athlete can do so.

Happy birthday to the "Greatest" Redskin!



Thanks Jake.

get well sammy.the entire redskins family is with you all the way..

and happy birthday..

Yes, greatest of all time. Some quotes from the HOF spot that quote linked:

Premier passer who influenced great offensive revolution. . .All-NFL seven years. . . NFL passing, punting, interception champ, 1943. . .Six-time NFL passing leader. . . History's top punter.

It's one thing to be a good passer; another to be the guywho invents the forward pass.