Sonny Jurgensen

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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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