Slingin' Sam : the life and times of the greatest quarterback ever to play the game /
"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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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2012
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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Table of Contents:
- 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