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Samuel Adrian Baugh (March 17, 1914 – December 17, 2008) was an American football player and coach. During his college and professional careers, he most notably played quarterback, but also played as a safety and punter. He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs, where he was a two time
All-American. He then played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins for 16 seasons from 1937 to 1952. After his playing career, he served as a college coach for the Hardin–Simmons Cowboys before coaching professionally for the New York Titans and the Houston Oilers.
Baugh led the Washington Redskins to winning the NFL Championship in 1937 and 1942 and was named NFL Player of the Year by the Washington D.C. Touchdown Club in 1947 and 1948 for his play. In both of his Player of the Year seasons, he led the league in completions, attempts, completion percentage, and yards. In 1947, he also led the league in passing touchdowns, interception percentage and passer rating.[1]
Primarily known for his passing prowess, Baugh led the league in completion percentage a record eight times, passing yards four times, and three times in passer rating,[2] among other statistics.[1] However, he was also known for his versatility—having the ability to play at a high level as a punter as well as a safety. Throughout his career, he led the league in punting average five times, as well as yardage in 1943, a year in which he also led the league in defensive interceptions, with 11.[1] His average of 51.4 yards per punt during the 1940 season stood as the single-season record for 82 seasons until Tennessee Titans rookie Ryan Stonehouse broke it with 53.1 in 2022.[3]
Baugh was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the 17-member charter class of 1963, and was also selected to the NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1994 and the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team in 2019.
^ abc"Sammy Baugh Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
^"NFL Record Factbook 2015" (PDF). Retrieved November 27, 2016.
^"NFL Single-Season Yards per Punt Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
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