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If Sonny would have played in SB Vll skins win..

09:01 - "The only thing I ask of you is to be yourself." At that late stage of his life, coach Lombardi knew not to try to fix what wasn't broke. And when Sonny says: "I *finally* had a coach," one can tell he really means it. Lombardi was wise enough to know how to bring out the best in Sonny. George Allen wasn't, because he was so egotistical he wanted to mold every player's personality to suit his own. That's what separates good coaches from great ones.

Everytime I watch it. my leg locks up.

Redskin fan from age 6, my brother and I had season tickets in 1967(6 games only - couldn't get Colts game tickets, $84 for them...$6 a game), 10 years old, row 12 behind the Redskins bench, everyone stood up to see the game and I had to look between everyone to see. Pat Richter used to practice punts behind the bench. The days of DC Stadium. We would have beat The Dolphins in the Super Bowl had Sonny played....AND had he been on the sideline. George deserved to lose that game, The Redskins did not.

Is it just more or when you think of Theismann for his one bar helmet😂

That’s cool that Lawrence Taylor and theismann are good friends

~~ saw Sonny play in 1969 with Lombardi coaching - at the newly re-named RFK stadium - he was one of the best pure passers ever - his very fast release helped him avoid many sacks - much like Dan Marino - felt so bad for Sonny when he could not play in Super Bowl 7 due to injury - even coach Shula said it would have been a better game had Jurgensen played ..

I only saw his last few years and I remember George Allen jerking him around. I loved to watch him play. He definitely should be in the Hall of Fame!

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I cant believe George Allen only won 2 playoff games?????

Taylor is a self control master. Most other O- linemen would've ripped Josh's head off and then acted disappointed he didn't put up an actual fight.

SONNY IS FOOTBALL!!!

Has to be considered one of the greatest football players of all time. When you are the most dominant offensive player, defensive player and special teams player of your era, your pretty darn good!

16:54 RIP ted Marchibroda

Many times, and I loved his never - say - die attitude.

Always liked Sonny's style. Once saw him (on TV) walk up to center, look around, bend over and back peddle...as though the ball magically appeared in his hands, step up into the pocket, duck under two defensive lineman's arms, and throw a rifle shot to his receiver. It was a beautiful thing to watch.

I loved Sonny as a player, even as a lifelong Giants fan. I vividly remember the Redskins beating the Giants 72-41 in 1966 with Sonny as the QB. Sad times for us Giants fans. That was after YA Tittle and before Fran Tarkenton.

Joe was one of the best of his era ! Loved him my favorite!

Interesting how Lombardi confronted him at the first meeting. He had practice with Hornung and McGee with the Packers, and even though a devout Catholic, seemed to get along and somewhat admire his polar opposites.

The greatest QB never to play in a SB!

I only saw Sonny play at the end of his career.... Due to injuries, and George Allen hating the fact Sonny was a passer, not a guy handing off the ball 30 times.... Nothing against Billy Kiilmer.... I respect the fact both hated Allen ... Because even Billy realized Allen was playing them against each other.... Both guys would talk to each other over drinks, about the bullshit Allen was doing.... Trying to play one against the other....

I miss this nickname so much😢 they took a peice of my heart when they stole our name

I saw Jurgensen play in 1961 when I had season tickets to THE EAGLES. Norm Van Brocklin had retired in '60 and Sonny Jurgensen took over. Sonny had great chemistry with Tommy MacDonald, just like Dutch did, and the Eagles had a great season. Then it came crashing down. There was a scandal which shall go unexplained. I know what I was told happened, but I don't want to slander anyone's memory. They had to get Jurgensen out of town. Jurgensen was shuffled off to the Redskins and the Eagles received Norm Snead in exchange, I think. What a disaster. The Jurgensen trade marked the beginning of two decades of futility by the Eagles. So yeah, I saw Jurgensen play.

Fact: The players who assisted Chris Hanburger on tackles were known as Hanburger Helpers.

There is absolutely no question he deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Any doubts of that are foolish.

I saw him play afew tines when he was with the redskins...great player

Best helmets they ever had. Now it's cah-rap.

They start 5-0 and end up 9-4-1.

In today's NFL this hit would bring criminal charges: 23:36

Another scary woman: 23:00

Jogging is 2nd rate George - run!

George's measure of a big night is reading Playboy magazine.

No more cheers for the Redskins thanks to politically-correct bullsh*t: 11:40

Too bad for them this was the year of Roger Staubach.

Nobody couldn't tell me that this wasn't the best Tight end in the league. It's sad that concussions ended his career early.

I remember as a kid watching Sonny play on TV. I saw pass after pass being completed by a guy I never heard of, with kind of a different arm motion, and the physique of an accountant. They lost, but it wasn’t his fault. George Allen didn’t like bravado and flash, Sonny was the epitome of that. Almost looked like he tried to pick on the best, just to show he could best em.

Great video!

Why in the world they got burl ives to narrate this is beyond me. Not that he's bad at this but you simply don't associate him with football. Give me John Facenda, Harry Kalas or Ray Scott

I had the good fortune of growing up in Northern Va when Sonny came to town. And then when Lombardi came to town. The Skins got instant credibility and the next two decades or so were a hell of a good time to be a football fan in DC. Loved every minute of it. ESPECIALLY his 2-minute drills. Later after he retired you'd wander into this bar or that bar and there would be Sonny, Len Haus, Bill Brundige, maybe Billy. No one bothered them other to say Hi. It was great. He was great. May he live forever

Sonny is from Wilmington NC, home of Roman Gabriel, Clyde Simmons, Meadowlark Lemon, Michael Jordan, Trot Nixon, & Sugar Ray Leonard.💯

Wish I did. I was born in 1966. I understand he should have been starting QB in Redskins first SB. Probably could have made a difference against Miami top notch team.

Sonny Jergensen & Jerry Smith: Hall of Fame.

The "Barrel", no one threw it quicker.

My Cowboys third straight NFC champ loss in a row. I think this one hurt worst than the previous year's "The Catch" because the Redskins beat us down pretty good, especially the Hogs and Riggins over and over. That was a magical year for the Redskins. Entertaining Super Bowl against the Dolphins too.

Sammy Baugh was way ahead of his time! He could probably play today.

As a Dolphinns fan, and an old one who was around as a young teen boy when they went undefeated, I got to watch Jurgensen play and specifically remember the '74 game when we only lost 3 games, and I agree with Shula that the SB would have been tougher with him starting rather than Kilmer....the redskins never scored an offensive point in that game with Kilmer at QB against our top rated defense.

I grew up in the DC suburbs. I became a diehard Redskins fan at 7 years old. I watched them on a black and white TV. In 1979 we finally got a color tv. The Redskins were 10-5. The final regular season game was against the hated Cowbows. If the Redskins won they clinch the eastern division. If they lose they miss the playoffs. The Redskins were up by 13 points in the fourth quarter. Roger Staubach, in his final season, engineers a comeback. The Redskins lose by one point. I went to my room and cried for a half hour. Mind you I was still a little kid. My dad came in and said what's the matter? He said there are disapointments in life. Imagine how the Redskin players are feeling. The next year they were 6-10. Coach Pardee was gone. Coach Gibbs came in. The Skins started 0-5. I was fortunate enough to know a kid whose Dad, a General, who had season tickets. I attended the San Francisco game, which was part of that 0-5 stretch. The 49ers stripped Terry Metcalf and Dwight Hicks ran for a touchdown. I can still envision the play as if I'm watching it from RFK Stadium. This was the low point. Will it ever happen for this team? Then, they turned it around. Apparently Theismann had a come to Jesus Moment, as he described in this interview. They did a 180. Fast forward to the NFC Championship against the Cowboys. A lot of kids at my school were rooting for the Cowboys. These were not kids from Texas. Dallas was "America's Team." To me these kids were casual fans just latched on to the C'owboys because they were winners. How could you be from the DC Area and not support the Redskins against the Cowboys? I understood why but it irked me. I had supported the Redskins through thick and thin for almost seven seasons. Mind you when you are young time goes by very slowly. Finally, the Reskins were in position to achieve glory. When Darryl Grant intercepted Gary Hogeboom and scored late in the game I was in heaven. To me the win over the Cowboys was almost as great as the Super Bowl Win over the Dolphins two weeks later. That was just the icing on the cake. Fast Forward 40 plus years and the Washington Commanders are stinking up the NFL trying to start over after many years of futility under the ownership of the egocentric Daniel Snyder. But there are those of us who remember a better time. A time filled with glory. A time where Joe Theismann led the team to glory. It can never be taken away from him, his teammates, or the thousands of die hard Redskins fans who stuck it out with them

Who needs Mahomes when you have Sonny

28:35 Look how RIGGO sends that last Lion defender absolutely FLYING when he lowers the shoulder on him 😳😳😳😳💥💥💥💥💥

Drew and Joe , Jersey Boys and HS teammates