# RIP Sammy Baugh

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sammy-baugh/477863>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [December 19, 2008, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sammy-baugh/477863 "2008-12-19T04:26:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sammy-baugh/477863/1 "2008-12-19T04:26:41Z")

</div>

One of the Greats.

really nice article here:

> **[The First of the Gunslingers](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/17/AR2008121703347.html)**
>
> Slingin' Sammy Baugh, 94, a record-setting passer, punter and defensive back who led the Washington Redskins to two NFL championships in 16 seasons with the team and whose wide-open style of play helped usher professional football into the modern...

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sammy-baugh/477863/2 "2008-12-19T12:52:42Z")

</div>

To this day, still one of the greatest football players to ever play the game. And 33 is the only jersey number officially retired by the Washington Redskins. They don’t hand out a few other numbers (9, 7, 28, 81 to name a few off the top of my head) but 33 is the only one that been retired. I’ll be at the game on Sunday, I’m sure they will do something then to commemorate his contribution to the game and the team.