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Sammy Baugh, in full Samuel Adrian Baugh, byname Slingin’ Sammy, (born March 17, 1914, Temple, Texas, U.S.—died Dec. 17, 2008, Rotan, Texas), first outstanding quarterback in the history of American professional gridiron football. He played a major role in the emergence of the forward pass as a primary offensive tactic in the 1930s and ’40s.
“Sammy Baugh embodied all we aspire to at the Washington Redskins. He was a competitor in everything he did and a winner. He was one of the greatest to ever play the game of football, and one of the greatest the Redskins ever had,” said Redskins owner Daniel Snyder after Baugh’s death.
“In two hours, Sammy Baugh gave me the finishing touches for Augustus McCrae, and he didn’t even know it,” Duvall told the Star-Telegram. Baugh had his own Hollywood sojourn as well. In 1941 he made between $4,000 and $6,000 over six weeks for starring in a 12-part serial as a dark-haired Texas Ranger named Tom King.
Upon graduation in 1937 Sammy signed up with the Washington Redskins of the NFL. He played minor-league baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals farm team the next year, but stayed with the Redskins. It was inevitable that a big, strong, good-looking athlete would attract attention in Hollywood, and in 1941 Republic Pictures approached him about ...
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Sammy Baugh, the Defensive Back As a defensive back Sammy Baugh had 31 career interceptions for 491 yards. In 1943, he lead the league in interceptions with 11 interceptions for 112 yards.
Sammy Baugh. Original Name. Samuel Adrian. Birth. 17 Mar 1914. Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA. Death. 17 Dec 2008 (aged 94) Rotan, Fisher County, Texas, USA.
Sammy Baugh (1914–2008) Actor. Football-player-turned-actor "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. Sammy attended Texas Christian University on a baseball scholarship, but he also played football and basketball at the college (although ...
Sammy Baugh was the Shohei Ohtani of the NFL Ranked No. 8 on a new list of pro football's 101 greatest players, the two-way star was the best quarterback and the best defensive back in the league ...
Sammy Baugh, 1943: The Greatest Season? That year, the bandy-legged Texan led the NFL in pass attempts, completions and percentage; in punting average; and in interceptions—made, not thrown.
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Samuel Adrian Baugh was an American professional football player and coach. During his college and professional careers, he most notably pla... Wikipedia
- 6'2" (1.88m)
- March 17, 1914, Temple, Texas, U.S.
- December 17, 2008, Rotan, Texas, U.S.
- Edmonia Smith (m. 1938-1990)
- David Baugh, Bruce Perrin Baugh, Frances Baugh, G. Todd Baugh, Stephen Baugh
- Lucy Baugh, James Baugh
- Sweetwater High School
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