Sonny Jurgensen

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American football player human quarterback

Sonny Jurgensen is a Hall of Fame quarterback best known for his prolific passing career with the Washington franchise in the NFL.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football player ⓘ
human ⓘ
quarterback ⓘ
batsOrThrowsInCollege also played baseball at Duke University ⓘ
broadcastFor Washington Redskins radio broadcasts ⓘ
careerGamesPlayed 218 ⓘ
careerGamesStarted 147 ⓘ
careerInterceptions 189 ⓘ
careerPasserRating 82.6 ⓘ
careerPassingTouchdowns 255 ⓘ
careerPassingYards 32224 ⓘ
championshipsWon NFL Championship 1960 ⓘ
collegeAttended Duke University ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1934-08-23 ⓘ
draftPickNumber 43 ⓘ
draftRound 4 ⓘ
draftYear 1957 ⓘ
eraPlayed 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ
fullName Christian Adolph Jurgensen III ⓘ
givenName Christian ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction Pro Football Hall of Fame ⓘ
hallOfFameInductionYear 1983 ⓘ
highSchoolAttended New Hanover High School ⓘ
honor member of the NFL 1960s All-Decade Team ⓘ
number 9 retired by Washington franchise ⓘ
jerseyNumber 9 ⓘ
league National Football League ⓘ
NFLTeamDraftedBy Philadelphia Eagles ⓘ
nickname Sonny ⓘ
notableFor passing yardage and touchdown records during his era ⓘ
prolific passing ⓘ
placeOfBirth Wilmington, North Carolina, United States ⓘ
playedFor Philadelphia Eagles ⓘ
Washington Commanders ⓘ
surface form: Washington Redskins
positionPlayed quarterback ⓘ
postPlayingCareer sports broadcaster ⓘ
proBowlSelectionCount 5 ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the most accurate passers of his era ⓘ
residence Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form: Washington, D.C. area
retiredFromPlaying 1974 ⓘ
sport American football ⓘ
teamHallOfFame Philadelphia Eagles ⓘ
surface form: Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame

Washington Ring of Fame ⓘ
surface form: Washington Commanders Ring of Fame
throws right ⓘ

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