Almost 12 minutes of Jurgensen highlights. Reminded how poor playing fields were allowed to get, especially in those stadiums used both for football and baseball. Plus there was a time in which the football goal posts were at the front of the end zone instead of the rear!
Jurgensen was traded from the Eagles to the Redskins in April 1964 for the Redskinsâ QB Norm Snead, who was a Wake Forest grad. That was a huge news story in NC.
Jurgensen was a backup for the Eagles from 1957-â60. The Eagles won the NFL title in â60. Their starting QB Norm Van Brocklin retired. Jurgensen had good passing stats, but the Eaglesâ fortunes declined. Snead was 5 years younger and bigger.
The highlights included TD passes to #25 Tommy McDonald and #44 Pete Retzlaff of the Eagles. McDonald is in the NFL Hall of Fame and was a star for Oklahomaâs undefeated teams in the 1950s.
The Washington highlights show him throwing endless TD passes to #49 Bobby Mitchell and #42 Charley Taylor. Both are in the NFL Hall of Fame. They were great running backs who became wide receivers due to injuries.
Another star of the highlights was #87 Jerry Smith, who was Washingtonâs TE. He was small for a TE but was fast. The Redskins had little rushing attack and were frequently behind, so they threw the ball often attempting to catch up.
Washington had 1 winning season while Jurgensen was their starting QB. That was in 1969 when Vince Lombardi was their coach. Lombardi died at the beginning of the 1970 season.
To be a kid growing up in NC in the 1960s, you watched the Redskins almost every Sunday afternoon at 1:00 PM in the Fall. The Coltsâ games would often be broadcast at 4:00 PM because they played the Western Conference.
Sonny made those 1:00 PM games watchable. One of the most memorable was a 72-41 Washington victory over the Giants in November 1966. Most of the scores were long passes and fumble recoveries.
He was on Washingtonâs radio network for decades after he retired. Roman Gabriel filled a similar role for the Panthers. They both graduated from New Hanover High School in Wilmington, NC.
I attended my first ever NFL game in 1975 in Atlanta. Rode on a bus full of Redskins fans from Charlotte to Fulton County Stadium. Jurgensen successor Billy Kilmer and Falcons rookie QB Steve Barkowski put on quite a show that day - both threw 3 TDs - with Washington prevailing 30-27 on a FG in the closing seconds.
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clt says another awful domeâŚ
https://x.com/i/status/2024505161381515498
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Being confirmed by multiple outlets now. Take your pick.
The (Northwest?) Indiana Bears. I guess itâs no worse than the New Jersey Jets / Giants, or the Maryland Commanders.
As well as the Arlington Cowboys, Brook Park Browns, Santa Clara 49ers, and Wyandotte County Chiefs.
At least the Chiefs are still in Kansas City, just a different Kansas City.
Back to my comments on the F1 thread (where I was talking about MLS / Apple TV+)
Putting these games behind not just one, but multiple paywalls is HUBRIS. What made the NFL great was that anyone with an old tube TV and a set of rabbit ears could watch the games for free. Built up massive audiences amongst our fathers and grandfathers over decades. When you try to bilk the public out of every penny you can and make them chase the games across multiple platforms, youâre risking them saying ânah, itâs not worth itâ.
People will point to the current ratings, but it isnât a light switch effect. Youâre risking the younger viewers not the older ones who are already lifers. But eventually they wonât be around and thatâs when the impact will be felt.
