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Comparing All-Time Great NFL Quarterbacks To American Presidents

By Erik Lambert

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 06: U.S. President Barack Obama holds up a Denver Broncos jersey presented to him as a gift by Annabel Bowlen (R), wife of Broncos majority owner Pat Bowlen, while welcoming the National Football League Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos to the White House Rose Garden on June 6, 2016 in Washington, DC. The Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers 24-10 in Super Bowl 50. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 06: U.S. President Barack Obama holds up a Denver Broncos jersey presented to him as a gift by Annabel Bowlen (R), wife of Broncos majority owner Pat Bowlen, while welcoming the National Football League Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos to the White House Rose Garden on June 6, 2016 in Washington, DC. The Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers 24-10 in Super Bowl 50. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) /
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MOUNT VERNON, VA – MARCH 21: George Washington re-enactor Dean Malissa gestures while talking with Mount Vernon Curator Susan Schoelwer during a preview of the opening of the ‘New Room’ following its restoration at Mount Vernon March 20, 2014 in Mount Vernon, Virginia. The renovation of the ‘New Room’ is the largest renovation ever undertaken at the mansion and includes 20 of the 21 pictures that were believed to hang in the space during Washington’s lifetime, and what are believed to be exact matches for paint, furnishings and materials. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
MOUNT VERNON, VA – MARCH 21: George Washington re-enactor Dean Malissa gestures while talking with Mount Vernon Curator Susan Schoelwer during a preview of the opening of the ‘New Room’ following its restoration at Mount Vernon March 20, 2014 in Mount Vernon, Virginia. The renovation of the ‘New Room’ is the largest renovation ever undertaken at the mansion and includes 20 of the 21 pictures that were believed to hang in the space during Washington’s lifetime, and what are believed to be exact matches for paint, furnishings and materials. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) /

Sammy Baugh:  George Washington

The first president continues to be hailed as one of the best ever. George Washington set the standards of that job almost 270 years ago. Despite that length of time his name comes up all the time among people who love their country. The same goes for Sammy Baugh. Most can say he was the true father of the quarterback position. He was the first to make it a glamour position and still might arguably be the best football player in history.

Isn’t fitting that Baugh made his name in the town named after Washington himself? Baugh led the Redskins to multiple championships in the 1940s He was getting 90 and 100 quarterback ratings for a season back when it was normal to hover in the 50s range. The man was a giant of the sport. Like Washington he suffered some painful losses during his career but never wavered in his perseverance to carry his people to success.

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