Slingin' Sam [electronic resource] : the life and times of the greatest quarterback ever to play the game / by Joe Holley ; foreword by Peyton Manning.
Holley, Joe.
2012
GV939.B39 H65 2012eb
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Title
Slingin' Sam [electronic resource] : the life and times of the greatest quarterback ever to play the game / by Joe Holley ; foreword by Peyton Manning.
Author
Holley, Joe.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780292719859 (hardback)
9780292742130 (e-book)
Publication Details
Austin : University of Texas Press, 2012.
Language
English
Description
xvii, 172 p., [176] p. of plates : ill., ports.
Call Number
GV939.B39 H65 2012eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
796.332092 B
Summary
"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 to see back in the game. Baugh was one of the first inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. A living link between the leather-helmet era and the modern, Baugh spread the field, opened up the game, and made the forward pass a strategic weapon, not a desperation heave. He made quarterback the glamour position, which means that Peyton Manning, Tony Romo, Tom Brady, and all the other football field generals since Baugh are in his debt"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Machine generated contents note: Foreword by Peyton Manning
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Introduction
Chapter 1. Sam Baugh: The Beginning
Chapter 2. Dutch Meyer: Short, Safe, Sure
Chapter 3. 1934: The Baugh Era at TCU Begins
Chapter 4. 1935: That Championship Season
Chapter 5. George Preston Marshall: Football Impresario
Chapter 6. Marshall's Redskins: Boston Born but D.C. Bound
Chapter 7. 1936: Baugh's Senior Year at TCU
Chapter 8. 1937: Slingin' Sam Chooses a Career
Chapter 9. The 1937 Season: Baugh and the Redskins Debut in Washington
Chapter 10. The 1937 NFL Championship: Slaying the Monsters of the Midway
Chapter 11. Cardinal Sam? Baugh Tries the Major Leagues
Chapter 12. The 1938 and 1939 Redskins: Giant Victims
Chapter 13. The 1940 NFL Championship: The Monsters' Revenge000
Chapter 14. Go West, Young Sam: Hollywood Calling
Chapter 15. The Newest Thing under Heaven: The Double Mountain Ranch
Chapter 16. 1941: A Lackluster Season and a Day of Infamy
Chapter 17. The 1942 Season: Avenging 73-0
Chapter 18. 1943: A Baugh Trifecta and Another Championship Lost
Chapter 19. 1944 and 1945: Yet Another Missed Championship and the End of an Era
Chapter 20. The 1946 and 1947 Seasons: The Dismal Years Begin000
Chapter 21. 1948-1952: Last Years with the Redskins
Chapter 22. A Rancher Coaching Cowboys: Baugh at Hardin-Simmons University
Chapter 23. Back to the Pros: Coaching the Titans and the Oilers
Chapter 24. Ranching, Rodeoing, and Golfing: Sam in Retirement
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

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