Episode 1,256: tribute to Sonny Jurgensen with Washington Redskins historian Mike Richman and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Sports, Football

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2026

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Segment 1 - Show open, including a Washington Commanders takeaway from Super Bowl LX and reaction to former Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury reportedly joining the Los Angeles Rams, and listener feedback Segment 2 - Washington Commanders: breakdown of the greatness of legendary former Redskins quarterback and legendary former Redskins radio analyst Sonny Jurgensen off his death at the age of 91 Segment 3 - Guest: Washington Redskins historian Mike Richman on the legacy of legendary former Redskins quarterback and legendary former Redskins radio analyst Sonny Jurgensen off his death at the age of 91, including whether he's the most popular player in franchise history, whether he or Sammy Baugh is the greatest quarterback in franchise history, the truth about Jurgensen's relationship with George Allen during his time as Skins head coach and general manager and two fascinating what-ifs regarding Jurgensen Segment 4 - Washington Wizards: analysis of a 127-113 loss at the Brooklyn Nets in a key loss in the tank and a 132-101 loss to the Miami Heat and discussion of comments from general manager Will Dawkins about the health of Anthony Davis and what the Wizards trading for him says about their rebuild Segment 5 - College Basketball: thoughts on Maryland's 67-62 win at Minnesota, Georgetown's 80-73 loss to Villanova in Villanova head coach Kevin Willard's return to the Washington, D.C. area off him leaving his job as Maryland head coach, No. 18 Virginia's 72-59 win over Syracuse, Virginia Tech's 82-73 loss at NC State, George Mason's 60-52 win over Saint Joseph's, VCU's 99-73 win over Dayton and George Washington's 88-86 loss at Duquesne Get up to 30 percent off OneSkin with the promo code "Galdi" at OneSkin.co/Galdi The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you Visit NovaFireplaceAndStove.com, mention that Al Galdi sent you and receive $25 off any service For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com

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0:00.0	And away we go, episode one thousand two hundred fifty-six of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Monday, February 9th, 20206, and the NFL's
0:25.6	2025 season is over. The Seattle Seahawks, a dominant 29-13 win over the New England Patriots
0:33.1	at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, California on Sunday evening in Super Bowl 60, one of the greatest
0:39.7	defensive performances in NFL history. The Seahawks defense was incredible. It was like the Seahawks
0:47.5	defense was playing a different sport than our team's defense. The Washington Commander's defense
0:53.3	played this season.
0:54.6	The need for the commanders to get better on defense could not be more obvious or urgent.
1:00.7	You see a performance like that.
1:02.2	You see a defense as good as the Seahawks.
1:04.9	And you are reminded of what NFL defense can and should be.
1:09.7	Hello and welcome to this Monday installment of the Al-Galdi podcast,
1:13.5	the podcast that follows Washington, D.C. area sports so that you don't have to.
1:18.0	Way too much death over these last few days.
1:21.1	Did you hear about former Washington Redskins cornerback, Barry Wilburn?
1:25.0	He played for the skins for the 1985 through 1989 seasons. He died
1:30.4	in a house fire in Tennessee early Friday morning was just 62. Barry Wilburn for the
1:37.4	1987 regular season was number one in the NFL and interceptions with nine was a key member of the skin's
1:45.6	1987 Super Bowl championship team.
1:48.7	Rest in peace, Barry Wilburn.
1:51.0	And rest in peace, Sonny Jurgensen.
1:53.9	This installment of the podcast is a special tribute show to perhaps the greatest icon
1:59.1	in the history of the Boston Braves slash Boston Redskins
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