Sammy Baugh (again?)

[welch]

Several of these were posted when Sammy died, but it;s worth gathering them together.

The man who made the forward pass.

Aaron Rogers is a good QB today, but who created the passing play? Sammy Baugh. The inventor -- Sammy Baugh -- counts a lot more than a guy who learned from a guy who learned from a guy who learned from a guy who learned from Baugh.

The greatest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdL6hY-9 ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfy5gLxj ... re=related (Redskin highlights from several seasons)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hayDcmtB ... re=related (Slingin Sammy and Skins win first NFL title.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2IrNitgJTQ (Color highlights of Sammy and Skins, Part III) Note that the Cardinals, with, I think, "the million dollar backfield", later won the NFL Championship, but Sammy threw six -- six TDs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT-a945P ... re=related (Sammy Baugh, most versatile player of all time. Steve Sabol even says, no kidding, the greatest athlete ever to play football. "There wasn't a thing he couldn't do. It was like having Joe Montana, Ray Guy, and Ronnie Lott all in one player".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQEUYWSE ... re=related (Sammy Baugh and Skins in color, part II)

Note the tackling rules: in the '40s, the defender had to subdue the runner -- not just knock him down.

It's February...enjoy!

[TCIYM]

Great Collection. Thanks, Welch.