Vince Lombardi once stated of Sonny Jurgensen: "Jurgensen is a great quarterback. He hangs in there under adverse conditions. He may be the best the league has ever seen. He is the best I have ever seen."* Sonny Jurgensen is also the best athlete to wear the NFL jersey number 9.
Sonny played seven years with the Philadelphia Eagles and eleven years with the Washington Redskins. (NFL career spanned the years 1957 to 1974.) He was a five time Pro Bowl selection, once while an Eagle and four times while a Redskin (1961, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969.)
He was inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1983, after amassing 255 career touchdown passes, 32,224 career passing yards, and a QB rating of 82.6, while winning the NFL passing title three times (once as a 40 year old.)
Did you know......Jurgensen was coached by Vince Lombardi as a member of the 1969 Redskins?
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* source: profootballhof.com
Sonny J. over Ted Williams??
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