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Sonny Jurgensen
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Quarterback, Duke, 1953–⁠56

Sonny Jurgensen

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Sonny Jurgensen played quarterback at Duke (1953–⁠56). The Philadelphia Eagles took Jurgensen in round 4, No. 43 overall in the 1957 NFL Draft.

Best season
1955
First-team All-ACC
Drafted
No. 43
Round 4, 1957 NFL Draft (Philadelphia Eagles)

Honors

Team titles: ACC champions, 1953, 1954 and 1955

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 5 (1961, 1964, 1966–⁠67, 1969) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 1961 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1967, 1969)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1961; AP second team 1967, 1969; Pro Football Illustrated first team 1961; UPI first team 1961; NEA second team 1969; New York Daily News second team 1969; and 1 more.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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