Football Hall of Fame Quarterback Sonny Jurgensen Dies

Saturday, February 07, 2026

Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Sonny Jurgensen, a four-time All-Pro and a member of the Washington Commanders Ring of Fame, has died. He was 91.

Posted by Dbt2 at 08:33 PM | 9 COMMENTS | permalink

We join sports fans in Washington, D.C., and beyond in mourning the passing of Hall of Fame quarterback Sonny Jurgensen.

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-- Washington Nationals (@nationals.com) Feb 7, 2026 at 9:01 AM

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Not a good look when you were born in the 30s, were of German descent, and your middle name was Adolph. But it was a rather unfortunate family name that went back several generations. No wonder he went by Sonny. Anyway, that's my Dad talking. He was a big fan of his back in the 60s. RIP.

#1 | Posted by NerfHerder at 2026-02-06 05:19 PM

He played for 18 years, for Philly first, then Washington; from the time I was in elementary school playing in the Pop Warner league, thru jr high and high school in Irving, TX, home of that Division's rival Dallas Cowboys.

(for history buffs, I was a couple years behind Alan Lowry in high school)

And he was still playing when I was in college, among the last of the low paid, high and hard living NFL stars.

RIP

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2026-02-06 05:55 PM

Who? Just kidding. This just in, Bronco Nagurski is still dead.

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-02-06 07:24 PM

When and where I was a little kid, Y. A. Tittle was the local god. Then Namath and Tarkenton.

#4 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-02-06 07:47 PM

- Namath and Tarkenton.

Cocky Joe and Fast Fran... Legends.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2026-02-06 09:27 PM

Namath was the Jets, Tarkenton was Minnesota. Where the ---- did you live?

#6 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-02-06 11:15 PM

Tarkenton was the NY Giants before Minnesota.

Me 'n' Lamplighter share a birthplace, and we both commuted off the island for high school. He was born earlier than me, so he had the ferry. I had the exhaust-filled city bus going over the bridge.

#7 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-02-07 08:10 AM

Bronco Nagurski is still dead.

As dead as the USFL.

www.theguardian.com

#8 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-02-07 08:12 AM

absolutely the worst looking ball in the history of the NFL.......but

it got where it was supposed to go....most of the time.

#9 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-02-08 09:09 PM

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