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The Kevin Sheehan Show

Frank Herzog tells his favorite Sonny Jurgensen stories

The Kevin Sheehan Show

Audacy

Sports, News

4.7696 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

2.6.26, Former Redskins play-by-play announcer Frank Herzog joins The Kevin Sheehan Show to tell stories about Sonny Jurgensen in light of his passing.

Transcript

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0:00.0

At 0-and-4, it appeared as if the 1964 season was gone.

0:07.0

Then the Eagles came to town.

0:10.0

Before a sell-out crowd at DC Stadium, the Redskins tackle the Eagles.

0:15.0

Washington and Philadelphia traded quarterbacks during the off-season,

0:18.0

and this will be their first confrontation.

0:28.8

Jergi steps to the firing line. Sunny hurls a honey to Bobby Mitchell and its touchdown, Washington.

0:37.5

Jergi is making the Eagles eat pro as he passes the Redskins to a fast 14-point advantage.

0:43.8

Adolf Christian Sonny Jurgensen throws his fifth touchdown pass of the game as he lays it on the Eagles with a scoring shot to Taylor.

0:47.7

Jurgensen wins the battle of the quarterbacks and Washington wins the war, 35 to 20.

0:54.5

That was Sunny's first season in Washington,

0:58.1

and his first matchup against his former team, the Philadelphia Eagles.

1:02.2

Sonny Jurgensen passed away, the age of 91 years old.

1:06.1

We're talking about it right now.

1:07.3

I know the phone lines are packed, but Frank Herzog is going to join me right now.

1:12.3

Of course, the legendary Frank Herzog, part of the legendary iconic booth of Frank, Sonny, and Sam.

1:21.2

You knew him so well over the years, and I just, I literally also just got off the phone with Billy Kilmer and he's you know crushed

1:29.9

right now and said you know he'll come on maybe next week to talk about Sunny but I wanted to

1:34.8

get your thoughts I thought of you immediately Frank Herzog with me your thoughts on Sonny Jurgensen

1:40.8

damn it I thought he'd lived to make it 100.

1:45.4

I really did.

1:46.7

He was so good.

1:48.5

I said, I'm 91.

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