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Two-time All-American and national champion Sam Baugh '37 helped revolutionize college football's forward pass, bringing national acclaim to a tiny and struggling TCU. Eight decades later, he remains the Frogs' greatest athlete ever — and maybe the NFL's too — but football was only half his story. A movie star, coach and rancher, Sam was every bit a Texas legend.
Aug 17, 2021 · On Sammy Baugh Day at Griffith Stadium on Nov. 23, 1947, 2-6 Washington took on the 7-1 Cardinals, who had the best defense in the NFL and would win the NFL championship that year. Before the game ...
Dec 19, 2008 · Sammy Baugh, a former quarterback in the NFL, was 94 years old. He was a member of the inaugural class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and when he was on the field, he did everything, as NPR's ...
Dec 18, 2008 · Dec. 18, 2008. Sammy Baugh, the Washington Redskins quarterback who was one of football's greatest passers and a pivotal figure in transforming the National Football League from a plodding affair ...
Mar 15, 2009 · Sammy Baugh is the only player in NFL history to throw four touchdowns passes and make four interceptions in the same game. The four interceptions he made in that game is still tied for the record ...
Jul 25, 2023 · Washington eventually fell to Chicago 41-21 in the 1943 NFL Championship Game, but the mark Baugh’s season left on pro football history remains indelible. For his exploits, Baugh was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s inaugural Class of 1963 and as a member of the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1940s and NFL 100 All-Time Team.
May 8, 2018 · He coached college football and was the first head coach of the American Football League's (AFL) New York Titans (now the New York Jets). Samuel Adrian Baugh was born March 17, 1914 on a farm outside Temple, Texas, a town of 10,000 people halfway between Austin and Waco. Recruited to play baseball at Texas Christian University (TCU), his ...
