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    Former Redskins quarterback Baugh dies at age 94

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    Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:33am EST
    Hall of Fame quarterback Sammy Baugh, one of the founders of the NFL's modern passing game, in a photo courtesy of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. REUTERS/Handout

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hall of Fame quarterback Sammy Baugh, one of the founders of the NFL's modern passing game, died on Wednesday at the age of 94, the Washington Redskins said.

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    Baugh played for the Redskins from 1937 to 1952, helping popularize football's air attack at a time when offense was largely based on the ground game.

    "Sammy Baugh embodied all we aspire to at the Washington Redskins," the team said in a statement.

    "He was a competitor in everything he did and a winner. He was one of the greatest to ever play the game of football and one of the greatest the Redskins ever had."

    Baugh still shares the record with Steve Young of six times leading the league in passing and his five seasons leading the league in lowest interception percentage is also an all-time mark.

    Baugh had short coaching stints with the New York Titans and Houston Oilers.

    (Reporting by Jahmal Corner; Editing by Ed Osmond))
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