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Sammy Baugh Passes Away
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:54 pm
by MDSKINSFAN
Don't have a link yet but just heard it on ESPN.
Very sad news. One of the best football players ever.
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:00 pm
by Sir_Monk
very very sad news RIP Sammy.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081218/ap_ ... it_baugh_2
ROTAN, Texas – 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, David Baugh said.
He 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.
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:02 pm
by Hoss
Rest in peace Mr. Baugh. One of the greatest to ever play the game. Prayers go out to his family.
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:05 pm
by RedskinsFreak
Still, arguably -- and it is my belief:
Greatest.
Redskin.
Ever.
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:17 pm
by Countertrey
RedskinsFreak wrote:Still, arguably -- and it is my belief:
Greatest.
Redskin.
Ever.
Close... IMO, arguably, not just the greatest Redskin ever, but the best ever, PERIOD.
He was, indeed, one tough son of a gun. And, he was a Redskin to the end. This is truly a sad moment for all fans of football.
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:31 pm
by chiefhog44
RIP
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:34 pm
by Fios
Rest in Peace Mr. Baugh, a player who was truly without peer
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:52 pm
by redskindave
Very sad news, R.I.P. Sammy, God Bless
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:58 pm
by Jake
This is horrible news. I agree with RedskinsFreak. Baugh was the best Redskin EVER to play the game.
I wore my Sammy Baugh jersey on friday. I guess it was one last final goodbye without me even knowing.
I regret that I never had the chance to meet the man. It would have been an honor.
R.I.P. Sammy. Thank you for everything you did for us.
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:08 pm
by Wahoo McDaniels
RedskinsFreak wrote:Still, arguably -- and it is my belief:
Greatest.
Redskin.
Ever.
No doubt. You could even make a case for Sammy being the greatest football player ever, if you take into account how dominant he was in his era. One year, Sammy led the league in passing, punting and interceptions. Incredible.
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:14 pm
by welch
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:18 pm
by Thundersloth
Sad news for the Redskin Family...R.I.P. Sammy.
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:35 pm
by welch
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?'"
From the AP story carried in the Post.
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:50 pm
by BengalszoneBilly
I'm 50 years old, and he was even before my time. Condolences to his and the Redskins family. Sam was a gun slinger before his time.
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:09 am
by Skinna Mob
R.I.P. Sammy Baugh
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:33 am
by Deadskins
welch wrote:Greatest player ever.
QFT
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:45 am
by HEROHAMO
R.I.P big guy.
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:48 am
by Redskin in Canada
RedskinsFreak wrote:Still, arguably -- and it is my belief:
Greatest.
Redskin.
Ever.
Amen. RIP.
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 5:51 am
by SkinsChic
RIP Sammy - Soon we will have a whole team in heaven and be kicking some butt!!
Thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:34 am
by SUFC Skins
RIP Slingin' Sam - the man who made the forward pass an integral part of this game we love, and who brought two NFL titles to our Redskins. You just know that God has rigged up some tyres (English spelling!) in Heaven and Sammy is chucking that pigskin through them!
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:44 am
by skinsfan#33
RIP Slinging Sammy, the greatest Redskin ever.
He was the last of the original HoF class, now they have all passes.
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:47 am
by welch
Aside from being the player most responsible for creating the NFL way of playing -- as we know it today -- Sammy Baugh has the second best career coaching record for the Titans/Jets. Until Parcells, he was the only Titans/Jets coach with a career win/loss record of .500 or better.
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:56 am
by welch
See Scott's bio at -- where else but THN?
http://www.the-hogs.net/History/legends/baugh.html
And when you finish the text, look at Baugh's career passing stats, and notice 1945.
Only player to throw four TD's in a game and intercept four passes in the same game...twice. What else is there to say? Well...lots.
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:45 am
by VetSkinsFan
Baugh’s reputation blossomed as a star high school football, baseball and basketball player in Sweetwater. It began to grow during his college days at TCU.
It was there that he picked up the nickname "Slingin’ Sammy"--but it wasn’t for his passing. It was for the rockets he fired to first base as a shortstop and third baseman.
"Everybody thought I was a better baseball player growing up," he said in 2002. "I thought I was going to be a big league baseball player."
Sammy on Redskins.com
I have to be honest, I've not seen much of his actual play, but I never doubted his reputation. The bolded part, though, I found interesting since he was a pioneer of the forward pass.
My condolences to his surviving family. Truly a sad day in Redskins nation, but he's no longer suffering and in a better place.
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:06 am
by JansenFan
welch wrote:See Scott's bio at -- where else but THN?
http://www.the-hogs.net/History/legends/baugh.htmlAnd when you finish the text, look at Baugh's career passing stats, and notice 1945.
Only player to throw four TD's in a game and intercept four passes in the same game...twice. What else is there to say? Well...lots.
Modified slightly for today's sad news.