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. Sammy baugh washington redskins player bio pro football hall. Dec 17, 2008 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. Sammy baugh hollywood cowboy and serial hero, supporting player. Sammy baugh, who will be 90 in march of the year of this writing 2004, and he is still currently a jock active in his real retirement in texas, albeit slinging sammy is doing his with a golf club. The texas christian star was the teams first round pick that year. Joyce barnathan international center for journalists. Samuel adrian slingin sammy baugh march 17, 1914 december 17, 2008 was an american football player and coach. Boys, meet slingin sammy baugh, he said, nudging us toward a tall, darkhaired man in a sport coat and slacks, who smiled down at us, shook our hands and signed an autograph.
He played a major role in the emergence of the forward. He led the national football league in forward passing in 6 of his 16 seasons 193752 with the washington redskins. Sammy baugh tribute official site of the washington redskins. While the pros still wore leather helmets and played the game more like rugby, baughs ability to throw the ball with riflelike accuracy made the forward pass a strategic weapon, not a desperation heave. Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your sammy baugh family tree.
People born on march 17 fall under the zodiac sign of pisces, the fish. It was during his time as a baseball player that he earned the nickname slingin sammy, which he got from a texas sportswriter. Likewise, she has been an avid gardener since childhood which gave her a wide range of experience with the life of nature and gardening to reference this book. Nathan baugh director of government affairs national. He played college football for the horned frogs at texas christian university, where he was a twotime allamerican. As a result, texas christian university went 84 on the season. Baugh fanned times and walked just once in 59 atbats. Panda station smartweather grid version main selection panda station pwswd version experimental panda station weather underground. Join facebook to connect with sam baugh and others you may know. After starring at tcu, slingin sammy baugh played with the redskins from 1937 to 1952. The thing about sammy baugh was that he did, in his day, the work of three currentday players.
Get full address, contact info, background report and more. Alabama 1 california 1 missouri 1 we found 3 entries for dennis baughn in the us. During his college and professional careers, he most notably played quarterback, but also played as a defensive back and punter. Joyce vaughn is a practicing psychiatry doctor in vicksburg, ms. Americas game is filled with inside stories of the leagues fiercest rivalries, closest competitions, and most memorable characters, from the early days of red the galloping ghost grange and slingin sammy baugh to jim brown and broadway joe namath to lawrence taylor, jerry rice, and tom brady. One of his favorite throws to practice was the on the run throw. Baugh led the redskins to the nfl championship in his rookie season 1937, beating the. Baugh, who set numerous passing records with the washington redskins. Sammy attended texas christian university on a baseball scholarship, but he also played football and basketball at the college although he is most famous for his football. Sammy baugh was a famous american football player, coach, who was born on march 17, 1914. Join facebook to connect with norma baugh and others you may know. Baugh, samuel adrian slingin sammy the handbook of. Football legend slingin sammy baugh played for texas christian university tcu and was with the washington redskins from 1937 1952. Baugh played for the american associations columbus red birds and the international leagues rochester red wings.
He had been suffering from alzheimers and dementia, and more recently, from pneumonia, low blood pressure and kidney problems. Baugh, samuel adrian slingin sammy the handbook of texas. Nfl quarterback from 19371952 for the washington redskins partially responsible for the evolution of the league from a running league to a passing one after an allamerican career at texas christian university, baugh dob. Slingin sammy baugh, who played for tcu and the washington redskins. After graduation in 1937, baugh joined the redskins. Sammy baugh college stats college football at sports.
Known as slingin sammy, he was the first nfl quarterback to make the. Footballplayerturnedactor slinging sammy baugh was born in texas in 1914 to a father who worked for the santa fe railroad, which meant that the family moved around a lot. After college, sammy signed a contract with the st. Ap that year baugh led the nfl with 1,127 passing yards and eight touchdowns. According to steve sabol of nfl films sammy baugh played quarterback, tailback, cornerback, defensive tackle, he made punt and kickoff returns, and was a. Tuesday, june 18, 2002 y, indiana tuesday, june 18, 2002 jjb. Slingin sammy baugh, who played for tcu and the washington redskins, singlehandedly revolutionized the game of football. As quarterback for the washington redskins, baugh helped make the n. It was during his time as a baseball player that he earned. View nathan baughs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
In a career that lasted from 1937 to 52, baugh led the nfl in passing six times, set an nfl record for career punting average 45. Baugh passed away on december 17, 2008 in rotan, texas at the age of 94. The redskins sammy baugh was perhaps the best allaround player the nfl has ever seen. Expand and grow love, integrative quantum healing with patsy baughn. Sammy baugh pets his dog cow patty at his west texas ranch near rotan in 1998. Find jim baughns phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Sammys most recent feat was the practical winning alone of the green bay all stars game at chicago with a series of sensational passes, he is 24 years old, weighs 190. Sammy baugh by michael richman redskins weekly correspondent year team lg g att com pct yds avg td int rate 1937 was n 11 171 81 47. Baugh, sammy samuel adrian baugh, 19142008, american football player, b.
Stephens elementary selling shirts, backpacks the ib. Pro football hall of fame quaterback sammy baugh comes in at number 14 on nfl films the top 100. I have been enthralled with bitcoin since 2012 and have experience developing bitcoinrelated desktop applications, android apps, api servers, and web services. He was the son of james valentine baugh and lucy ray baugh. S ammy baugh was the first outstanding quarterback in the history of american professional gridiron football. Sammy baugh during college football practice, in ft. Under her leadership, icfj transforms how journalists tell compelling stories and engage audiences. Baugh perfected the perfect pass by larry schwartz special to. Baugh, sammy article about baugh, sammy by the free dictionary.
The daily reporter from greenfield, indiana on june 18, 2002. Dennis baughn we found 3 entries for dennis baughn in the us. He led the nfl in passing in 1940, 43, 45, 47 and 49. Slingin sam baugh was the first of the great glamour players to give tremendous inspiration to the modern game.
The first great passer in the game, slingin sam played for texas christian univ. Baugh, who set numerous passing records with the washington redskins in an era when nfl football teams were running. From the texas college football legends series comes sam baugh best there ever was, written by whit canning and dan jenkins. Louis cardinals and was sent to the minor leagues to play with the american association columbus. She ensures that the organization is at the forefront of a changing media landscape. As 18yearold sid luckman made headlines across new york city for his high school football exploits at erasmus hall high school in brooklyn, his father, meyer luckman, was making headlines in the same papers for a very different reason. Sammy baugh pro football hall of fame official site. As a person born on this date, sammy baugh is listed in our database as the 83rd most popular celebrity for the day march 17 and the 49th most popular for the year 1914. Sammy baugh celebrity biography, zodiac sign and famous quotes. Sammy baugh, first outstanding quarterback in the history of american professional gridiron football. She spent many years living in or near farming communities in indiana where the popular yellow and green john deere tractor dotted the landscapes as farmers. While the pros still wore leather helmets and played the game more like rugby, baugh s ability to throw the ball with riflelike accuracy made the forward pass a strategic weapon, not a desperation heave. Baugh, sammy article about baugh, sammy by the free.
Slingin sam the life and times of the greatest quarterback. In the long annals of sports and crime, no story compares to the one that engulfed the luckman family in 1935. Latest on washington redskins qb sammy baugh including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. He played college football for the horned frogs at texas christian university. Theodore al, 36582, ocala fl 34476, mobile al 36619 possible relatives. Baugh would often practice like this for hours on in. Joyce vaughn, warren yazoo behavioral health psychiatry. Vaughn works in vicksburg, ms and 2 other locations and specializes in psychiatry. Nicknamed slingin sammy, baugh led the nfl in passing in his first season and helped washington to an 83 record and a spot in the championship game, where he threw three touchdown passes in a 2821 upset of the chicago bears.
Baugh, who had numerous health issues, died at fisher county hospital in rotan, his son david baugh said. Baugh was also a baseball player at texas christian, where he played third base. Sammy baugh arrived on the pro football scene in 1937, the same year the redskins moved to washington from boston. Samuel adrian sammy baugh, star quarterback at texas christian university and recordsetting passer for the washington redskins of the national football league, was born on march 17, 1914, in temple, texas. Jun 10, 2016 pro football hall of fame quaterback sammy baugh comes in at number 14 on nfl films the top 100. Slinging sammy baugh, new addition to the washington redskins, the texas christian u. Over the next 16 seasons slingin sammy not only helped establish the pro game in the nations capital, he also was a major influence in the offensive.
Stephens elementary pto is offering various cloth ing items for sale to. Samuel adrian baugh march 17, 1914 december 17, 2008 was an american professional. Sammy baugh was the last surviving member of the pro football hall of fames inaugural class. Dennis k baughn, age 65, theodore, al 36582 view full report. As president of the international center for journalists icfj, barnathan helps to develop and oversee a wide variety of highimpact programs at the nexus of quality journalism and technology. Dec 17, 2008 sammy baugh pets his dog cow patty at his west texas ranch near rotan in 1998. Sammy baugh football cards vintage football card gallery. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover nathans.
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