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Sonny Jurgensen

Sonny Jurgensen

Quarterback

Eagles Career: 1957-63 | Eagles Hall of Fame Induction: 1987 | Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee: 1983

Despite spending the final 10 years of his career with Washington, Jurgensen is remembered as one of the best quarterbacks ever to wear an Eagles uniform. A 4th-round draft pick of the Eagles in 1957, Jurgensen backed up another Hall of Fame quarterback, Norm Van Brocklin, on the 1960 NFL Championship team. The following year the rifle-armed redhead took over as the starting signal caller and threw a then-club record 32 TD passes.

YEAR-BY-YEAR

1957: After getting drafted in the fourth-round, Jurgensen started four games as a rookie and went 3-1, throwing for 470 yards and five touchdowns.

1958: Jurgensen didn't start and went 12-of-22 on the season.

1959: Jurgensen threw one touchdown pass on five attempts.

1960: Jurgensen didn't start but three five touchdowns off the bench.

1961: In Jurgensen's first full season starting, he made the Pro Bowl and led the Eagles to a 10-4 record. He led the NFL with 3,723 passing yards and 32 passing touchdowns. He was also named first-team All-Pro.

1962: Jurgensen again led the NFL in passing yards with 3,261, adding 22 touchdowns.

1963: In his final season with the Eagles, Jurgensen had 1,413 passing yards and 11 touchdowns.

  • Pro Football Hall of Fame
  • 5-time Pro Bowl selection (1 with Eagles)
  • 3-time All-Pro selection (1 with Eagles)
  • 1960 NFL Champion
  • Hall of Fame All-1960s Team
  • No. 9 in Eagles history with 9,639 career passing yards
  • No. 2 in franchise history for touchdown passes in a season (32)