Sonny Jurgensen
Christian Adolph Jurgensen II
Born: August 23, 1934
Wilmington, NC USA
Position: QB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 202
College: Duke
High School: New Hanover (Wilmington, NC)
Career: 1957-1974
Drafted: 1957 in Round 4, #43 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983
Sonny Jurgensen played from 1957 to 1974 during his career with the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins. Jurgensen threw for 32,224 yards in his career, completing 2,433 of 4,262 passes with 255 touchdowns and 189 interceptions. He also ran for 493 yards in 181 attempts with 15 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 70 | 33 | 47.1 | 470 | 6.7 | 5 | 7.1 | 8 | 11.4 | 61 | 53.6 | ||
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 259 | 11.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.5 | 61 | 77.7 | ||
| 1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 27 | 5.4 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 114.2 | ||
| 1960 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 44 | 24 | 54.5 | 486 | 11.0 | 5 | 11.4 | 1 | 2.3 | 71 | 122.0 | ||
| 1961 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 416 | 235 | 56.5 | 3723 | 8.9 | 32 | 7.7 | 24 | 5.8 | 69 | 88.1 | ||
| 1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 366 | 196 | 53.6 | 3261 | 8.9 | 22 | 6.0 | 26 | 7.1 | 84 | 74.3 | ||
| 1963 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 184 | 99 | 53.8 | 1413 | 7.7 | 11 | 6.0 | 13 | 7.1 | 75 | 69.4 | ||
| 1964 | NFL Washington Redskins | 385 | 207 | 53.8 | 2934 | 7.6 | 24 | 6.2 | 13 | 3.4 | 80 | 85.4 | ||
| 1965 | NFL Washington Redskins | 356 | 190 | 53.4 | 2367 | 6.6 | 15 | 4.2 | 16 | 4.5 | 55 | 69.6 | ||
| 1966 | NFL Washington Redskins | 436 | 254 | 58.3 | 3209 | 7.4 | 28 | 6.4 | 19 | 4.4 | 86 | 84.5 | ||
| 1967 | NFL Washington Redskins | 508 | 288 | 56.7 | 3747 | 7.4 | 31 | 6.1 | 16 | 3.1 | 86 | 87.3 | ||
| 1968 | NFL Washington Redskins | 292 | 167 | 57.2 | 1980 | 6.8 | 17 | 5.8 | 11 | 3.8 | 99 | 81.7 | ||
| 1969 | NFL Washington Redskins | 442 | 274 | 62.0 | 3102 | 7.0 | 22 | 5.0 | 15 | 3.4 | 88 | 40 | 322 | 85.4 |
| 1970 | NFL Washington Redskins | 337 | 202 | 59.9 | 2354 | 7.0 | 23 | 6.8 | 10 | 3.0 | 66 | 25 | 214 | 91.5 |
| 1971 | NFL Washington Redskins | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 170 | 6.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.1 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 45.2 |
| 1972 | NFL Washington Redskins | 59 | 39 | 66.1 | 633 | 10.7 | 2 | 3.4 | 4 | 6.8 | 36 | 2 | 21 | 84.9 |
| 1973 | NFL Washington Redskins | 145 | 87 | 60.0 | 904 | 6.2 | 6 | 4.1 | 5 | 3.4 | 36 | 16 | 114 | 77.5 |
| 1974 | NFL Washington Redskins | 167 | 107 | 64.1 | 1185 | 7.1 | 11 | 6.6 | 5 | 3.0 | 44 | 10 | 69 | 94.5 |
| Totals | 4262 | 2433 | 57.1 | 32224 | 7.6 | 255 | 6.0 | 189 | 4.4 | 99 | 94 | 748 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | -3 | -0.3 | 8 | 2 |
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 5 | 1.2 | 9 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 20 | 27 | 1.4 | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 44 | 2.6 | 30 | 2 |
| 1963 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 13 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Washington Redskins | 27 | 57 | 2.1 | 24 | 3 |
| 1965 | NFL Washington Redskins | 17 | 23 | 1.4 | 27 | 2 |
| 1966 | NFL Washington Redskins | 12 | 14 | 1.2 | 16 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Washington Redskins | 15 | 46 | 3.1 | 21 | 2 |
| 1968 | NFL Washington Redskins | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 11 | 1 |
| 1969 | NFL Washington Redskins | 17 | 156 | 9.2 | 33 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 14 | 1 |
| 1971 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 11 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | -5 | -1.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 181 | 493 | 2.7 | 33 | 15 |
Receiving:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 2 | -11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 50 | 18 | -20 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1957 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1963 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1964 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1965 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1967 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1968 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1969 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 5 |
| 1958 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 14 |
| 1962 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 13 |
| 1963 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 9 |
| 1964 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 14 |
| 1965 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 13 | 13 |
| 1966 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 14 |
| 1967 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 14 |
| 1968 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 12 |
| 1969 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 14 |
| 1970 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 5 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 7 | 4 |
| 1973 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 4 |
| 1974 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 4 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1960s Team
Honors
1961 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1964 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1966 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1967 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1967 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1967 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1967 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1967 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1969 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1969 - The Sporting News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1969 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
