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Friday, February 06, 2026

WASHINGTON -- 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. Jurgensen is widely looked at as one of the best pure passers in NFL history. He spent 11 seasons in the Burgundy & Gold, retiring after leading the league in passing three times, totaling more than 32,000 career passing yards to go along with 255 touchdown passes. That resume was good enough to secure a place on the NFL's 1960s All-Decade Team and eventually, the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

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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 | Reply

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 | Reply

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

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

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 | Reply

- Namath and Tarkenton.

Cocky Joe and Fast Fran... Legends.

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

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

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

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 | Reply

Bronco Nagurski is still dead.

As dead as the USFL.

www.theguardian.com

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

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