Sonny Jurgensen, Billy Kilmer, the Commanders and the Giants have been in the news this week. Boy, does THAT bring back memories. Similarly to this 2022 season, Washington in 1972 was coming into ...

I appreciated the passing of Sonny Jurgensen and the gutsy leadership of crippled Billy Kilmer. I liked them both and that combination worked well for the Washington Redskins.

Jurgensen, however, broke his shoulder in a preseason game and Allen began to prefer the ball-control offense of Billy Kilmer.

That friendship between longtime Redskins star Sonny Jurgensen and newcomer Billy Kilmer was the major reason that the division among the fans was never reflected in the locker room.

Late in his career, as Billy Kilmer's backup, Jurgensen went 4-0 as a starter in 1972 while helping Washington clinch the franchise's first NFC title.

So Kilmer remained the quarterback even after Jurgensen returned and sat disconsolately on the bench. Sonny got into only five games that season, completing 16 of 28 passes for 170 yards and no ...

Sonny Jurgensen and Billy Kilmer: Jurgensen, a five-time Pro Bowler, earned his way into the Pro Football Hall of Fame by being one of the most daring passers of his time.

Billy Kilmer wasn’t a global sensation. No one was striking a pose known as Kilmering. But when Kilmer stepped between the lines from 1961-1978, he was the early version of Tim Tebow.

I appreciated the passing of Sonny Jurgensen and the gutsy leadership of crippled Billy Kilmer. I liked them both and that combination worked well for the Washington Redskins.

The Giants and Washington, 50 years ago, Billy Kilmer replacing the injured Sonny Jurgensen at quarterback.