\nSlingin’ Sammy Baugh, 94, last living member of the inaugural class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the QB who turned the Washington Redskins from a castoff Boston franchise into one of the NFL’s crown jewels in the late 30s and early 40s (that Chicago title game in 1940 notwithstanding). At the time, most of the league was still running an offense based on a single wing or box set – to have a passer like Baugh was very much like carrying a machine gun to the Battle of Hastings.\n<\/p>\n
\nIn 76 years on the field, the Redskins have only ever retired one jersey, and it’s ol’ number 33.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Slingin’ Sammy Baugh, 94, last living member of the inaugural class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the QB who turned the Washington Redskins from a castoff Boston franchise into one of the NFL’s crown jewels in the late 30s and early 40s (that Chicago title game in 1940 notwithstanding). At the time, … <\/p>\n