He holds the single season punting record with an average distance of 51.4 yards per punt, and he lettered in three sports at Sweetwater High. Following his pro career he coached the New York Titans and Oilers of the AFL and assistant coached at Tulsa, and his number is the only one officially retired by the organization with which he is most associated. He once led the league in interceptions with 11 and is still in the top 150 all time in that statistic. He threw for 40 touchdowns in three seasons and was one of the first to break the 50% completion mark during his time at TCU, and he followed that with a quickly aborted career in the Cardinals organization. Normalized for era, his 70.3% completion percentage in 1945 is the best in NFL history, and he was on the losing side of the 1943 l
He holds the single season punting record with an average distance of 51.4 yards per punt, and he lettered in three sports at Sweetwater High. Following his pro career he coached the New York Titans and Oilers of the AFL and assistant coached at Tulsa, and his number is the only one officially retired by the organization with which he is most associated. He once led the league in interceptions with 11 and is still in the top 150 all time in that statistic. He threw for 40 touchdowns in three seasons and was one of the first to break the 50% completion mark during his time at TCU, and he followed that with a quickly aborted career in the Cardinals organization. Normalized for era, his 70.3% completion percentage in 1945 is the best in NFL history, and he was on the losing side of the 1943 league championship to the Bears. For 10 points, name this longtime Washington Redskin who popularized the forward pass and carried the nickname "Slinging Sammy." 
He holds the single season punting record with an average distance of 51.4 yards per punt, and he lettered in three sports at Sweetwater High.
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