Sonny Jurgensen, the legendary Washington Commanders quarterback and Pro Football Hall of Fame’r, has passed away at the age of 91, the family announced.
Jurgensen spent 18 seasons as the quarterback in the NFL and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 1957 Draft out of Duke.
He backed up Norm Van Brocklin when the Eagles won the 1960 NFL Championship and became the team’s starter the next season.
Jurgensen was a first-team All-Pro in 1961 and was traded to Washington in 1964, where he remained with through the 1974 season and was voted second-team All-Pro in both 1967 and 1969. He led the league in passing yards five times over the course of his career and ranks 51st all-time with 32,224 career passing yards.
His No. 9 jersey was retired in Washington and he is in the team’s Ring of Fame as well as the Eagles’ Hall of Fame. He was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983.
