Baugh funeral Monday in Texas
Posted December 17, 2008 10:00 pm
ROTAN, Texas - Funeral services for Hall of Fame quarterback Sammy Baugh are scheduled for Monday.
Weathersbee-Ray funeral director Doug Ray said Thursday that Baugh's service will be at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Rotan. Burial will follow at Belvieu Cemetery. Family visitation is scheduled for 4-6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
"Slingin' Sammy" Baugh, one of the league's best passers in an era when most offenses were geared toward the run, died Wednesday night at 94.
The Texas native played for the Washington Redskins from 1937-52, leading them to the NFL title his rookie season and again in 1942. Baugh was the last surviving member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's inaugural class of 1963.
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