Football-player-turned-actor "Slinging" Sammy Baugh was born in Texas in 1914 to a father who worked for the Santa Fe Railroad, which meant that the family moved around a lot. Sammy attended Texas Christian University on a baseball scholarship, but he also played football and basketball at the college (although he is most famous for his football ...
As of 1998, he was a retired rancher in west Texas.
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Inducted into the Texas Christian University Lettermen's Association Hall of Fame in 1968.
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Inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1954.
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Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 (charter class).
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Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963 (charter class).
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Ranks 95th on NFL All-Time Passer Rating List (72.21).
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Ranks 35th on NFL All-Time Passing Touchdowns List (187).
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Ranks 23rd on NFL All-Time Passes Intercepted List (203).
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Ranks 67th on NFL All-Time Gross Yards Passing List (21,886).
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Ranks 67th on NFL All-Time Pass Completions List (1,693).
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Ranks 69th on NFL All-Time Passing Attempts List (2,995).
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Completed 1,693 of 2,995 passes for 21,886 yards and 187 touchdowns (72.2 rating).
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First Washington Redskins quarterback to pass for over 400 yards in a game--446 vs. Boston Yanks on 10/31/48.
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His uniform number 33 is the only one to be retired by the Washington Redskins.
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Chosen as one of the 70 greatest Washington Redskins, 2002.
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1936 graduate of Texas Christian University in Ft. Worth.
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Teammate of 1937 TCU Heisman Trophy winner Davey O'Brien
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Coached football at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, TX, in the 1950s.
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Played quarterback/tailback/punter for the National Football League's Washington Redskins, 1937-1952. Was initially a single-wing tailback, then became a T-formation quarterback. Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1963 (charter member).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Triple Threat
1948
Professional Football Player
King of the Texas Rangers
1941
Tom King Jr. (as Slingin' Sammy Baugh)
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Way It Was
1976
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
NFL Films Presents
2015
TV Series documentary
Himself
Rome Is Burning
2008
TV Series
Himself
Football Fanfare
1946
Documentary short
Himself - TCU / Washington Redskins Football Player
Known for movies
King of the Texas Rangers (1941) as Tom King Jr.
Triple Threat (1948) as Professional Football Player
$2 Million
