Full Name | Sammy Baugh |
Net Worth | $1.1 Million |
Date Of Birth | March 17, 1914 |
Died | December 17, 2008, Rotan, Texas, United States |
Place Of Birth | Temple, Texas, USA |
Height | 1.88 m |
Weight | 83 kg |
Profession | American football player, American Football coach |
Work Position | Sammy Baugh—championships, awards and, honors |
Education | Texas Christian University |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Edmonia Smith |
Children | G. Todd Baugh, Bruce Perrin Baugh, Frances Baugh, David Baugh, Stephen Baugh |
Parents | James Baugh, Lucy Baugh |
Nicknames | Sammy Baugh, Baugh, Sammy |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0061991 |
Awards | SI's All-time College All-Stars |
Nominations | Heisman Trophy |
TV Shows | King of the Texas Rangers |
Star Sign | Pisces |
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1 | As of 1998, he was a retired rancher in west Texas. |
2 | Inducted into the Texas Christian University Lettermen's Association Hall of Fame in 1968. |
3 | Inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1954. |
4 | Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 (charter class). |
5 | Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963 (charter class). |
6 | Ranks 95th on NFL All-Time Passer Rating List (72.21). |
7 | Ranks 35th on NFL All-Time Passing Touchdowns List (187). |
8 | Ranks 23rd on NFL All-Time Passes Intercepted List (203). |
9 | Ranks 67th on NFL All-Time Gross Yards Passing List (21,886). |
10 | Ranks 67th on NFL All-Time Pass Completions List (1,693). |
11 | Ranks 69th on NFL All-Time Passing Attempts List (2,995). |
12 | Completed 1,693 of 2,995 passes for 21,886 yards and 187 touchdowns (72.2 rating). |
13 | First Washington Redskins quarterback to pass for over 400 yards in a game--446 vs. Boston Yanks on 10/31/48. |
14 | His uniform number 33 is the only one to be retired by the Washington Redskins. |
15 | Chosen as one of the 70 greatest Washington Redskins, 2002. |
16 | 1936 graduate of Texas Christian University in Ft. Worth. |
17 | Teammate of 1937 TCU Heisman Trophy winner Davey O'Brien |
18 | Coached football at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, TX, in the 1950s. |
19 | Played quarterback/tailback/punter for the National Football League's Washington Redskins, 1937-1952. Was initially a single-wing tailback, then became a T-formation quarterback. Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1963 (charter member). |