Baugh, Turner named to all-time Texas NFL team

By Lew
July 13, 2005

Baugh, Turner named to all-time Texas NFL team

Two legendary Hall of Famers -- Sammy Baugh and Clyde "Bulldog" Turner -- represent Sweetwater in the current issue of Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine on a mythical all-time National Football League team made up solely of players who got their start in the Lone Star state.

Baugh, who played for Sweetwater's district champion 1932 team and went on to play for the Washington Redskins from 1937-1952 and earn the nickname of "Slingin' Sammy," is on the team at both quarterback and punter. He is the only player to ever lead the NFL in passing, punting and interceptions in the same year.

Baugh, who led the league in passing six times, is one of 17 charter members of the NFL Hall of Fame.

The first Sammy Baugh Classic named in his honor will be held here during the third week of the 2005 high school football season.

Turner, who died in 1998, never started a game for Sweetwater but went on to become a Hall of Fame center and linebacker with several great Chicago Bears teams from 1940 to 1952.

He was elected to the NFL Hall of Fame in 1966.

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