I would have thought he passed earlier . Glad he had a long life . Warrior mentality .
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RIP Sonny Jurgensen
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Damn. Sonny…What a pure passer. A life well lived, an inspiration to many, a Redskin forever. Thanks for the memories. Rest easy.
Jurg!! a great trade for the Eagles!! Got rid of Jurg and got Norman Snead!!
I played in a CYO All-Star basketball game in Lower Bucks County in late December 1963 or early 1964 and the Philadelphia Eagles shared our locker as they were playing a game right after us. When we walked in after our game, I saw Sonny Jurgensen sitting on the bench in nothing but his jock strap, belly hanging over, smoking a cigarette. My conception of professional athletes was shattered. Pete Retzlaff and Tommy McDonald were both very good b-ball players.
I had his SI poster on my wall as a young kid. Him, John Brodie, and Joe Namath. And Laura Baugh later on of course.
Anyone remember those posters? You tore the page out, checked the boxes of the ones you wanted, begged your Mom to write a check, and for like 75 cents each you'd get your posters in like a month.
Anyone remember those posters? You tore the page out, checked the boxes of the ones you wanted, begged your Mom to write a check, and for like 75 cents each you'd get your posters in like a month.
I thought of Crabbe this morning, myself.
George Allen going with Billy Kilmer instead of Sonny, that made me shake my head.
Experience is something but you need speed and quickness. The ‘72 Dolphin SB win was not as close as the score indicated, thank you Garo. Washington was dominated. Anyone who wasn’t caught up in the Over the Hill Gang hype could see this coming.
Allen had a much better team in Los Angeles but couldn’t get it done.
I hung sports illustrated covers bordering the ceiling all around my room. No tatty posters allowed in my house lol
My brother did the same; he was a big Lakers' fan, so there were a lot of Majic and Kareem bck in the day.
Very good all-around athlete coming up; some notes from Wiki
played college football at Duke University. He joined the varsity team in 1954 as a backup quarterback behind Jerry Barger and he completed 12 of 28 passes for 212 yards, with one touchdown and three interceptions.[1] Jurgensen made the biggest impact that season as a defensive back, when he tied a team record with interceptions in four consecutive games. and ended the season with five interceptions.
in high school -- As a senior on the basketball team, he averaged 12 points per game as a guard and the team was the state AAA runner-ups.[1] That same year in baseball, he batted .339 and played as a pitcher, infielder, and catcher. He also became a switch-hitter.[1]
And had a great run as a commentator
After retiring from the Redskins following the 1974 season, Jurgensen began another career as a color commentator, initially with CBS television. Later teaming with Hall of Fame linebacker Sam Huff, Jurgensen continued to cover the Washington Redskins on radio.
He covered the team for WRC-TV from 1994 until December 2008, when Redskins Report was canceled due to budget cuts.[13][14] He served as a game analyst at preseason games and as studio analyst at training camp, making weekly picks, and other assignments. He retired from broadcasting prior to the 2019 season
played college football at Duke University. He joined the varsity team in 1954 as a backup quarterback behind Jerry Barger and he completed 12 of 28 passes for 212 yards, with one touchdown and three interceptions.[1] Jurgensen made the biggest impact that season as a defensive back, when he tied a team record with interceptions in four consecutive games. and ended the season with five interceptions.
in high school -- As a senior on the basketball team, he averaged 12 points per game as a guard and the team was the state AAA runner-ups.[1] That same year in baseball, he batted .339 and played as a pitcher, infielder, and catcher. He also became a switch-hitter.[1]
And had a great run as a commentator
After retiring from the Redskins following the 1974 season, Jurgensen began another career as a color commentator, initially with CBS television. Later teaming with Hall of Fame linebacker Sam Huff, Jurgensen continued to cover the Washington Redskins on radio.
He covered the team for WRC-TV from 1994 until December 2008, when Redskins Report was canceled due to budget cuts.[13][14] He served as a game analyst at preseason games and as studio analyst at training camp, making weekly picks, and other assignments. He retired from broadcasting prior to the 2019 season
I would have thought he passed earlier . Glad he had a long life . Warrior mentality .
Yes may he RIP .Sonny was a heck of a QB for sure
He also did commentary on Washington Bullets' basketball games in the late '70s. He had really good insights into hoops.
This reminds me of a story Phillies commentator John Kruk once told about spring training with the Phillies. He was standing outside the batting cage waiting his turn smoking a cigarette. A woman in the stands yelled out "you should be ashamed of yourself, an athlete smoking a cigarette." Kruk says he replied "lady I'm no athlete, I'm a baseball player."