Slingin' Sam : the Life and Times of the Greatest Quarterback Ever to Play the Game

Slingin' Sam : the Life and Times of the Greatest Quarterback Ever to Play the Game / by Joe Holley ; foreword by Peyton Manning.

"Dan Jenkins calls Baugh "the greatest quarterback who ever lived, college or pro." Even though he played for the Washington Redskins mostly in the pre-TV era (1937-1952), he is still remembered and revered by fans, who consistently name him as the former player they would most like t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Holley, Joe
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Baugh, Sam, > 1914-2008.
Baugh, Sam, > 1914-2008
Football players > United States > Biography.
Quarterbacks (Football) > United States > Biography.
Football players
Quarterbacks (Football)
United States
Biographies
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword by Peyton Manning; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Introduction; 1. Sam Baugh: The Beginning; 2. Dutch Meyer: Short, Safe, Sure; 3. 1934: The Baugh Era at TCU Begins; 4. 1935: That Championship Season; 5. George Preston Marshall: Football Impresario; 6. Marshall's Redskins: Boston Born but D.C. Bound; 7. 1936: Baugh's Senior Year at TCU; 8. 1937: Slingin' Sam Chooses a Career; 9. The 1937 Season: Baugh and the Redskins Debut in Washington; 10. The 1937 NFL Championship: Slaying the Monsters of the Midway; 11. Cardinal Sam? Baugh Tries the Major Leagues.
  • 12. The 1938 and 1939 Redskins: Giant Victims13. The 1940 NFL Championship: The Monsters' Revenge; 14. Go West, Young Sam: Hollywood Calling; 15. The Newest Thing under Heaven: The Double Mountain Ranch; 16. 1941: A Lackluster Season and a Day of Infamy; 17. The 1942 Season: Avenging 73-0; 18. 1943: A Baugh Trifecta and Another Championship Lost; 19. 1944 and 1945: Yet Another Missed Championship and the End of an Era; 20. The 1946 and 1947 Seasons: The Dismal Years Begin; 21. 1948-1952: Last Years with the Redskins; 22. A Rancher Coaching Cowboys: Baugh at Hardin-Simmons University.
  • 23. Back to the Pros: Coaching the Titans and the Oilers24. Ranching, Rodeoing, and Golfing: Sam in Retirement; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Photo Section.

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