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The career of Redskins Hall of Fame QB Sonny Jurgensen is featured on NFL Films Presents.
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@stevechandler8487 Ай бұрын

He’s the reason I became a redskin fan,I think I was about 11 ,I’m now 71 on July 7

@kathleenblack9735 Жыл бұрын

Sonny is the best. He made the Skins worth watching even when they lost. My late father went to every single game for 40 years and he was a hugh Sonny fan.

@mjt11860 11 ай бұрын

My dad also. He said Sonny was the best, after Sammy Baugh, another redskin. Wish he could have met his idol.

@PlanetEarth3141 3 ай бұрын

I gave up after last season on my Dallas Cowboys. I have been with them since their first season. The Cowboy's first season was with ex Redskin QB Sammy Baugh. But after so many years I can't stand Jerry Jones any more. He makes my skin crawl. I hate everything about him and his repulsive family. So, in memory of the Cowboys/Redskin history with Jurgenson and others, plus Dan Quinn now the Head Coach, a brand new Washington team, a new owner and a real team GM, Peters, unlike the Cowboys, I have become a Redskins fan. Smart Cowboy players came with Quinn and more will follow. In the meantime GM Peters and Quinn had a great draft. More have signed in free agency and pruning the team. I'm looking forward to the first 2024 game of Redskins vs. Commanders and hoping Cowboys get their asses whipped. If not the first game then soon. There's a new team of great previous history and a new powerhouse coming. 😊

@danh1945 3 ай бұрын

Always liked Sonny's style. Once saw him (on TV) walk up to center, look around, bend over and back peddle...as though the ball magically appeared in his hands, step up into the pocket, duck under two defensive lineman's arms, and throw a rifle shot to his receiver. It was a beautiful thing to watch.

@antoniomoton9387 Жыл бұрын

Much love for Sonny

@earlbruce3232 11 ай бұрын

I went to my first Washington game at RFK in 1962 and fell in love. I hate the arc of his career but love the man and the player.

@albertmcfry6322 6 ай бұрын

Loved watching Sonny play,He was a great player!

@pineforest7528 7 ай бұрын

He was a very exciting quarterback to watch, and just plain likable. Some people are winners all the way, and he was one of them.

@mb8661 Жыл бұрын

Greatest pure passer the game has seen. Marino the only one close.

@1983jblack 2 ай бұрын

No argument about that

@timothybrock5922 Ай бұрын

ABSOLUTELY !

@beatlejim64 11 ай бұрын

Sonny had a ROCKET for an arm...what a great passer!!! Played for the Eagles from 1957 to 1963. Won the NFL title with the Eagles in 1960...(Lombardi's only title loss). Then played for Washington from 1964 to 1974. I remember watching him on CBS in 1968... he threw a 99 yard TD pass to Jerry Allen. Went to the HOF fame in 1983. Sonny was called the best "pure passer" of his time!!!

@jamesabc372 10 ай бұрын

I believe Lombardi went to the Redskins because he had sonny at QB.😮 Lombardi had plans for the team before he got Cancer.

@rjam1974 11 ай бұрын

I almost cried when he told that story of being in the press box by himself during Super Bowl . Thats messed up

@robertmarino7011 5 ай бұрын

If he played in SB7 we would have won..

@SingleTax Ай бұрын

@@robertmarino7011 And Don Shula knew it.

@fuita227 Жыл бұрын

My favorite player as a youngster...I wore his number in high school...respected Kilmer and quarterbacks like Jim Hart and James Harris.

@lbowsk 5 ай бұрын

I had the good fortune of growing up in Northern Va when Sonny came to town. And then when Lombardi came to town. The Skins got instant credibility and the next two decades or so were a hell of a good time to be a football fan in DC. Loved every minute of it. ESPECIALLY his 2-minute drills. Later after he retired you'd wander into this bar or that bar and there would be Sonny, Len Haus, Bill Brundige, maybe Billy. No one bothered them other to say Hi. It was great. He was great. May he live forever

@carlrosendorf5210 23 күн бұрын

One glorious year together

@jkcassidy 10 ай бұрын

Watching Sonny and his whole pro career was a joy. He made our team and fans feel like they were always in the game no matter the score. Such confidence, style and skill, that was Sonny...a winner no matter what... Never seen anyone like him...

@ShadyAcres28 Жыл бұрын

I am named Christian after Christian "Sonny" Jurgenson...I named the only dog I ever owned as an adult, Sonny...won't ever be the same watching the Redskins on TV but with the volume on mute and Sonny, Sam and Frank say "Touchdown!! Washington Redskins!!" My late grandmother asked me to bring her radio in to her hospital room to listen to Sonny, Sam and Frank...she passed in 2000 and her last game she listened to the Redskins sadly losing to those Dallas Cowboys..but she told me her most favorite of all was when the Redskins beat those Cowboys in 1982 in the NFC Championship Game and go on to watch John "The Diesel" Riggins score that go-ahead TD against the Dolphins in Super Bowl 17

@mjt11860 11 ай бұрын

Yep, 10 years later, revenge. Wish Sonny had a Superbowl ring. He deserves it.

@jemrecycling 8 ай бұрын

I once caught a pass from Sonny as an 11 year old kid. Albeit it was a mini autographed plastic football on a Saturday morning at Lustine Chevrolet in Hyattsville, MD. My Dad said he and Kilmer both looked hungover. And I can confirm it was a tight spiral!

@micahhull5126 3 ай бұрын

Great story!

@johnp388 6 ай бұрын

When me and my buddies would get together and watch the Skins, we would turn down the volume on the TV and tune into WMAL radio with Frank Herzog, Sam Huff, and Sonny Jurgensen with play-by-play and colorful commentary.

@fairfaxcat1312 6 ай бұрын

When the NFL first started having the officials review close calls on the field by watching replays, Sonny was on the radio broadcast with Herzog and Huff. When the official went under the hood to watch the replay of a questionable play, Sonny said, “The official is down there looking at dirty pictures.”

@MagSeven7 3 ай бұрын

I loved Sonny as a player, even as a lifelong Giants fan. I vividly remember the Redskins beating the Giants 72-41 in 1966 with Sonny as the QB. Sad times for us Giants fans. That was after YA Tittle and before Fran Tarkenton.

@mjt11860 11 ай бұрын

I will never forgive George Allen for what he did to our beloved redskins and Sonny. Never. If only he was alive today, so I could tell him off. I hope he's rolling in his grave. We did a great job holding the dolphins to within 1 touchdown. We might have won if Sonny had been allowed to help coach. We definitely would have won if he had been healthy and played, ESPECIALLY with Lombardi coaching.

@65TossTrap 7 ай бұрын

I watched him play. He kneeled in the huddle and his huddles were long. He was speaking to each teammate and instructing them, teaching them. He would walk up to the line with his hands on his hips. Audibles were common. His passes were thrown with great accuracy and were catchable. They looked like perfect spirals. When he came into the game, no matter the score, we knew the master was in control.

@gdw967 3 күн бұрын

I was 12 years old and my family had just moved to the Washington area in the spring of 1964, very shortly before Sonny was traded to the Redskins. Both the Washington Post and the Washington Times, the two major sources for Redskin coverage in town, were awash with articles and stories about Jurgensen. So too excited were the local TV sportscasters. I was fascinated by his obvious talents and his bad boy reputation. By the start of the season, after watching only a couple of games, I was hooked as a Redskins fan and have been for the last 60 years. I think a good analogy would be Sonny was the first Dan Marino. I've always believed that if Sonny had been able to start super bowl 7 the 'Skins would have won another championship. I wasn't old enough to see Sammy Baugh in action, so Sonny is the best Redskins quarterback I've ever seen... By a lot.

@pineytreez6811 5 ай бұрын

Sonny is from Wilmington NC, home of Roman Gabriel, Clyde Simmons, Meadowlark Lemon, Michael Jordan, Trot Nixon, & Sugar Ray Leonard.💯

@willismartin9196 Ай бұрын

One of the 10 greatest throwers of NFL Football, to ever play the the game. 😊

@andrewoshea5944 7 ай бұрын

When I was a kid I loved George Allen but having learned how he treated Sonny, Allen has lost a lot of luster in my eyes. Had Allen let Sonny be Sonny and Allen had taken care of the Defense they would have won Super Bowls together.

@josephromance3908 4 ай бұрын

There is absolutely no question he deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Any doubts of that are foolish.

@SingleTax Ай бұрын

09:01 - "The only thing I ask of you is to be yourself." At that late stage of his life, coach Lombardi knew not to try to fix what wasn't broke. And when Sonny says: "I *finally* had a coach," one can tell he really means it. Lombardi was wise enough to know how to bring out the best in Sonny. George Allen wasn't, because he was so egotistical he wanted to mold every player's personality to suit his own. That's what separates good coaches from great ones.

@larrycole4438 27 күн бұрын

He was one of the best.

@alfonsecoppola5938 6 ай бұрын

really might be the greatest pure passer ever

@lazysob2328 5 ай бұрын

I remember as a kid watching Sonny play on TV. I saw pass after pass being completed by a guy I never heard of, with kind of a different arm motion, and the physique of an accountant. They lost, but it wasn’t his fault. George Allen didn’t like bravado and flash, Sonny was the epitome of that. Almost looked like he tried to pick on the best, just to show he could best em.

@GB-rv8im 9 ай бұрын

I was a Sonny man along with my Dad and Brother! Only QB his balls were perfect spirals and they turned into the receivers. Miami had a perfect season because he tore his achilles. But we were even more lucky spoiled to have him broadcast all the games for all the Superbowls season and share his awesome knowledge of the game.

@willtheoak 3 ай бұрын

Interesting how Lombardi confronted him at the first meeting. He had practice with Hornung and McGee with the Packers, and even though a devout Catholic, seemed to get along and somewhat admire his polar opposites.

@karencarter8292 3 ай бұрын

Many times, and I loved his never - say - die attitude.

@KathySmith-vb2xk 6 ай бұрын

the man with the buggywhip arm...moSt accurate passing gunslinger EVER !!!!!!!!!!

@dlarta7265 8 ай бұрын

thanks for the uploadl. that was cool

@billyz5088 2 ай бұрын

~~ saw Sonny play in 1969 with Lombardi coaching - at the newly re-named RFK stadium - he was one of the best pure passers ever - his very fast release helped him avoid many sacks - much like Dan Marino - felt so bad for Sonny when he could not play in Super Bowl 7 due to injury - even coach Shula said it would have been a better game had Jurgensen played ..

@user-bj2sn2ff5i 10 ай бұрын

lived in DC back in the 60's, but was not a redskins fan - looking back...what was I thinking????

@fairfaxcat1312 6 ай бұрын

Well, we had the Colts too and the Colts were a lot better.

@fairfaxcat1312 6 ай бұрын

A young lady I worked with told me Sonny was bad about calling the house, asking for her sister. One time her father intercepted the call and told him, “I thought you were married!”

@micahhull5126 3 ай бұрын

SONNY IS FOOTBALL!!!

@Boomhower89 Жыл бұрын

Possibly the best arm ever in the NFL. The only ones that could compete would be Marino or possibly Aaron Rodgers. I’m not a packers or dolphins fan and I hate the redskins. Love the cowboys

@Boomhower89 Жыл бұрын

Well Namath likely up there also but he was a horrible game manager.

@margaretjiantonio939 6 ай бұрын

QBs back then were their own coaches. They called their own plays.

@fairfaxcat1312 6 ай бұрын

Lol at 2:50 “you tho a football like you do a rock at a streetlight.” Spoken like someone who may have carried on a few times.

@skee19 3 ай бұрын

The greatest QB never to play in a SB!

@carlfrye1566 2 ай бұрын

Redskin fan from age 6, my brother and I had season tickets in 1967(6 games only - couldn't get Colts game tickets, $84 for them...$6 a game), 10 years old, row 12 behind the Redskins bench, everyone stood up to see the game and I had to look between everyone to see. Pat Richter used to practice punts behind the bench. The days of DC Stadium. We would have beat The Dolphins in the Super Bowl had Sonny played....AND had he been on the sideline. George deserved to lose that game, The Redskins did not.

@danaglass5394 24 күн бұрын

You have to watch his highlite reels to believe it. Greatness shouldn't matter if you didn't win Championships. Y.A. Tittle, Dan Marino, Dan Fouts. Sonny was amazing.

@fbistatmajor5918 10 ай бұрын

Most underrated QB ever. Vince Lombardi once said he would've never lost a game with him as a qb

@manny4552 4 ай бұрын

I saw him play afew tines when he was with the redskins...great player

@gregoryzeren5806 7 ай бұрын

He was the working man's QB!

@stevefowler2112 6 ай бұрын

As a Dolphinns fan, and an old one who was around as a young teen boy when they went undefeated, I got to watch Jurgensen play and specifically remember the '74 game when we only lost 3 games, and I agree with Shula that the SB would have been tougher with him starting rather than Kilmer....the redskins never scored an offensive point in that game with Kilmer at QB against our top rated defense.

@1983jblack 2 ай бұрын

If Jurgensen plays in Super Bowl VII, I think the game goes either way

@stevefowler2112 2 ай бұрын

@@1983jblack Highly unlikely...The '72 Dolphins had the top offense in the league that year (Most points scored) and the top defense (least points allowed). the skins were lucky the scre was only 14-7. Without Brisco's foolish offsides (The Warfield TD that was called back) and the crazy FG turned touchdown return for the Redskins, the score should have been 21-0. The Skins were completely outplayed.

@aarondigby5054 7 ай бұрын

@8:50 I remember watching the 'Skins and Jurgenson put up points and lose. They were on our local cbs station, was glad when nbc started televising the AFL, and another local cbs affiliate staring showing the falcons. Sonny was a great passer

@janalynn1390 5 ай бұрын

Great video!

@richardwarner3705 5 ай бұрын

Sonny Jergensen & Jerry Smith: Hall of Fame.

@w41duvernay 5 ай бұрын

Wish I did. I was born in 1966. I understand he should have been starting QB in Redskins first SB. Probably could have made a difference against Miami top notch team.

@billycharles Жыл бұрын

Sonny was blessed with a platinum arm

@randywalsh8383 8 ай бұрын

I was at that comeback against the Dolphins in his final season. Cool game.

@scoo637 8 ай бұрын

Love you Sonny 🏈

@PatriotTexan72 Ай бұрын

Danny White is another QB who doesn't get alot of credit He led the Cowboys to 3 straight NFC Championships.

@richardwarner3705 5 ай бұрын

The "Barrel", no one threw it quicker.

@dfaircloth30 11 ай бұрын

He made the Eagles pay for trading him for Norm Snead. Jurgensen consistently beat them every season he played against and went 13-3 against the Eagles. Snead led the league in interceptions twice in Philadelphia and went 9-26-2 as a starter. Smart move Philadelphia

@pepawg2281 6 ай бұрын

There was discussion that said the Philly police were instrumental in that "trade". They wanted him gone.

@leonardshapiro3660 8 ай бұрын

yes is did and even met him after my house burned down and both my sons were at children's national medical center. we were smoking out side before the redskins sidelines show

@aarondigby5054 7 ай бұрын

@5:00 3,000passing yards back then, wow and still holds the Eagles singke season td passing record

@stevechandler8487 6 ай бұрын

Who needs Mahomes when you have Sonny

@davanmani556 Ай бұрын

Sonny had great speed. But being an apprentice with the Eagles caused him to hit the bars.

@jamesabc372 6 ай бұрын

Yes. #9 and #42!😊

@user-gb3iu6rd4s 10 ай бұрын

Oh yeah@ loved the chubby little dude

@robertsheetz6067 3 ай бұрын

I only saw Sonny play at the end of his career.... Due to injuries, and George Allen hating the fact Sonny was a passer, not a guy handing off the ball 30 times.... Nothing against Billy Kiilmer.... I respect the fact both hated Allen ... Because even Billy realized Allen was playing them against each other.... Both guys would talk to each other over drinks, about the bullshit Allen was doing.... Trying to play one against the other....

@blainebowling3303 8 ай бұрын

Yes… yes I did.

@fairfaxcat1312 6 ай бұрын

Lol at 6:41 so why did you do it then?

@robertmarino7011 Ай бұрын

If Sonny would have played in SB Vll skins win..

@margaretjiantonio939 6 ай бұрын

Trouble is he couldn't play defense. Many great QBs couldn't play defense. I saw Sonny play. I hated him. I was a Giants fan.

@lonnietoth5765 Ай бұрын

Karma is the 12th player George ! Is this why George Allen has no Super Bowl Ring ! Jurgensen proved himself long before Allen came ! Lombardi would have never treated his players like that . Maybe that's why the Super Bowl trophy is named " The Lombardi Trophy " and not the " Allen Trophy " ? Karma baby ! I heard someone say once " Looks like hey put a cab driver in at quarterback " ! Sonny is always smiling and that tells you something ?

@oldcougar65 4 ай бұрын

I saw Jurgensen play in 1961 when I had season tickets to THE EAGLES. Norm Van Brocklin had retired in '60 and Sonny Jurgensen took over. Sonny had great chemistry with Tommy MacDonald, just like Dutch did, and the Eagles had a great season. Then it came crashing down. There was a scandal which shall go unexplained. I know what I was told happened, but I don't want to slander anyone's memory. They had to get Jurgensen out of town. Jurgensen was shuffled off to the Redskins and the Eagles received Norm Snead in exchange, I think. What a disaster. The Jurgensen trade marked the beginning of two decades of futility by the Eagles. So yeah, I saw Jurgensen play.