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  • *Wasn't That a Time (Sammy Baugh Tribute)*

    01/09/2009 6:29:14 AM PST · by Cyropaedia · 5 replies · 263+ views
    Human Events ^ | 1/8/09 | Pat Buchanan
    New York had Joe Dimaggio. Boston had Ted Williams. And Washington, D.C.? Well, we had Sammy Baugh, the greatest football player ever to pull on a jersey. In 1943, Baugh led the NFL in pass completions, punting and interceptions as a defensive back with 11, calling forth the tribute of legendary sportswriter Grantland Rice, "Sammy Baugh is just about the most valuable player of all time, according to most pro coaches I've talked to."
  • Hall of Fame quarterback Sammy Baugh dies at 94

    12/17/2008 6:40:22 PM PST · by EveningStar · 29 replies · 866+ views
    AP - Yahoo ^ | December 17, 2008 | John McFarland and Joseph White
    LUBBOCK, 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 in Rotan, David Baugh said. David Baugh said his father had battled Alzheimer's and dementia for several years. He had been ill recently with kidney problems, low blood pressure and double pneumonia.