Sammy Baugh

Passing attempts:	2,995
Passing completions:	1,693
Completion percentage:	56.5
TD–INT:	187–203
Passing yards:	21,886
Passer rating:	72.2
Punts:	338
Punting average:	45.1

Sammy Baugh
	Baugh, circa 1937
No. 33
Position:	Quarterback; Punter; Safety
Personal information
Born:	March 17, 1914; Temple, Texas, U.S.
Died:	December 17, 2008 (aged 94); Rotan, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:	Sweetwater; (Sweetwater, Texas)
College:	TCU (1934–1936)
NFL draft:	1937 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
Career history
As a player:
	Washington Redskins (1937–1952);
As a coach:
	Hardin–Simmons (1955–1959); New York Titans (1960–1961); Houston Oilers (1964);
Career highlights and awards
	2× NFL champion (1937, 1942); 4× First-team All-Pro (1937, 1940, 1942, 1943); 4× Second-team All-Pro (1938, 1941, 1947, 1948); 6× Pro Bowl (1938–1942, 1951); 4× NFL passing yards leader (1937, 1940, 1947, 1948); 2× NFL passing touchdowns leader (1940, 1947); 3× NFL passer rating leader (1940, 1945, 1947); 8× NFL completion percentage leader (1940, 1942, 1943, 1945–1949); 5× NFL punting average leader (1940–1945) ; NFL punting yards leader (1943); NFL interceptions leader (1943); NFL 1940s All-Decade Team; NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team; NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team; 80 Greatest Redskins; Washington Commanders Ring of Fame; Washington Commanders No. 33 retired; NCAA National Champion (1935); Consensus All-American (1936); First-team All-American (1935); TCU Horned Frogs No. 45 retired;
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts:
Passing attempts:	2,995
Passing completions:	1,693
Completion percentage:	56.5
TD–INT:	187–203
Passing yards:	21,886
Passer rating:	72.2
Punts:	338
Punting average:	45.1
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame
	College Football Hall of Fame

Samuel Adrian Baugh (March 17, 1914 – December 17, 2008) was an American professional football player and coach. During his college and professional careers, he most notably played quarterback, but also played as a safety and punter. He played college football for the Horned Frogs at Texas Christian University, where he was a two time All-American. He then played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins for 16 seasons from 1937 to 1952. After his playing career, he served as a college coach for Hardin–Simmons University before coaching professionally for the New York Titans and the Houston Oilers.

Baugh led the Washington Redskins to winning the NFL Championship in 1937 and 1942 and was named NFL Player of the Year by the Washington D.C. Touchdown Club in 1947 and 1948 for his play. In both of his Player of the Year seasons, he led the league in completions, attempts, completion percentage, and yards. In 1947, he also led the league in passing touchdowns, interception percentage and passer rating.

Primarily known for his passing prowess, Baugh led the league in completion percentage a record eight times, passing yards four times, and three times in passer rating, among other statistics. However, he was also known for his versatility—having the ability to play at a high level as a punter as well as a defensive back. Throughout his career, he led the league in yards per punt five times, as well as yardage in 1943, a year in which he also led the league in defensive interceptions, with 11. His average of 51.4 yards per punt during the 1940 season stood as the single-season record for 82 seasons until Tennessee Titans rookie Ryan Stonehouse broke it with a 53.1 average in the 2022 season.

Baugh was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the 17-member charter class of 1963, and was also selected to the NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1994 and the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team in 2019.

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