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The Sports Junkies

Best of Commanders on 106.7 The Fan/Team 980: Reacting to Sonny Jurgensen’s passing

The Sports Junkies

Audacy

Sports

4.31.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2026

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Sonny Jurgensen passed away this week at the age of 91. Listen as our hosts remember the Redskins legend.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Sad news for Washington fans.

0:03.8

Yes.

0:05.0

Sonny Jurgensen passing away, obviously a great long life, a true legend, a true icon for the organization.

0:16.0

Yeah.

0:16.4

Brian, somebody you had a relationship with.

0:18.7

I knew somewhat.

0:19.9

I mean, what did Sunny mean to you?

0:21.5

Man, listen, I got here in 90, and people would always tell me stories about Sunny,

0:26.9

and then I got him.

0:27.6

When I got into the TV and radio industry, I was seeing him all the time talking with him.

0:32.7

Him and Sam Huff, those two guys, I think, were a staple.

0:37.2

The older generation, absolutely adored him.

0:40.8

And you can see that, you know, as it went on, people that came behind it, probably never saw Sunny play.

0:46.1

When you met Sunny, you love Sunny.

0:48.4

Always had his stogie with him, you know, and was just a great guy.

0:52.3

Like the thing I loved about him, Sam, people like Pat Fisher, those guys could tell

0:58.3

some stories, man.

1:00.3

And, well, hell, have you laughing your ass off.

1:03.9

You know, they weren't people that did not want to give their time to you.

1:07.8

That's one thing I loved about that, that all those guys from that era, they seem to

1:12.3

be guys who are willing to talk to you about whatever and will also make you a smile, you know,

1:18.2

so he's going to be missed. That family is a great one, and my prayers go out to him.

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