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Informationen zum Autor By Joe Holley Klappentext Paying long-overdue tribute to one of the greatest legends in football, here is a biography of the quarterback who single-handedly revolutionized the game¿TCU All-American and Washington Redskins Hall-of-Famer Slingin¿ Sammy Baugh. Zusammenfassung Paying long-overdue tribute to one of the greatest legends in football, here is a biography of the quarterback who single-handedly revolutionized the game - TCU All-American and Washington Redskins Hall-of-Famer Slingin' Sammy Baugh Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Peyton ManningAcknowledgmentsPrologueIntroductionChapter 1. Sam Baugh: The BeginningChapter 2. Dutch Meyer: Short, Safe, SureChapter 3. 1934: The Baugh Era at TCU BeginsChapter 4. 1935: That Championship SeasonChapter 5. George Preston Marshall: Football ImpresarioChapter 6. Marshall's Redskins: Boston Born but D.C. BoundChapter 7. 1936: Baugh's Senior Year at TCUChapter 8. 1937: Slingin' Sam Chooses a CareerChapter 9. The 1937 Season: Baugh and the Redskins Debut in WashingtonChapter 10. The 1937 NFL Championship: Slaying the Monsters of the MidwayChapter 11. Cardinal Sam? Baugh Tries the Major LeaguesChapter 12. The 1938 and 1939 Redskins: Giant VictimsChapter 13. The 1940 NFL Championship: The Monsters' RevengeChapter 14. Go West, Young Sam: Hollywood CallingChapter 15. The Newest Thing under Heaven: The Double Mountain RanchChapter 16. 1941: A Lackluster Season and a Day of InfamyChapter 17. The 1942 Season: Avenging 73–0Chapter 18. 1943: A Baugh Trifecta and Another Championship LostChapter 19. 1944 and 1945: Yet Another Missed Championship and the End of an EraChapter 20. The 1946 and 1947 Seasons: The Dismal Years BeginChapter 21. 1948–1952: Last Years with the RedskinsChapter 22. A Rancher Coaching Cowboys: Baugh at Hardin-Simmons UniversityChapter 23. Back to the Pros: Coaching the Titans and the OilersChapter 24. Ranching, Rodeoing, and Golfing: Sam in RetirementNotesBibliographyIndex...