O quarterback do Hall da Fama Sonny Jurgensen, um ícone da franquia de Washington, morreu aos 91 anos. Hall of Fame quarterback Sonny Jurgensen, a Washington franchise icon, has died at 91.

O quarterback do Hall da Fama Sonny Jurgensen, nativo de Wilmington e ex-aluno de Duke, morreu aos 91 anos. Hall of Fame quarterback Sonny Jurgensen, a Wilmington native and Duke alumnus, has died at 91. Ele jogou 18 temporadas na NFL, começando com o Philadelphia Eagles antes de ser negociado para Washington em 1964, onde se tornou um ícone da franquia. He played 18 seasons in the NFL, starting with the Philadelphia Eagles before being traded to Washington in 1964, where he became a franchise icon. Jurgensen jogou por 32.224 jardas e 255 touchdowns, ganhando cinco honras All-Pro e um lugar no Hall da Fama do Futebol Profissional em 1983. Jurgensen threw for 32,224 yards and 255 touchdowns, earning five All-Pro honors and a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983. Ele liderou a liga em jardas e touchdowns várias vezes, foi nomeado para a equipe All-Decade da NFL para a década de 1960, e teve seu No. He led the league in passing yards and touchdowns multiple times, was named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team for the 1960s, and had his No. 9 Jersey aposentado pelos comandantes de Washington. 9 jersey retired by the Washington Commanders.