Jethro Pugh
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 5:57 pm
I'm seeing multiple reports on my twitter feed that Jethro Pugh passed away today. So sad that he won't get to see Ice Bowl II.
Professional Football Researchers Association Forum
PFRA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the history of professional football. Formed in 1979, PFRA members include many of the game's foremost historians and writers.
https://mail.profootballresearchers.org/forum/
Jethro Pugh
https://mail.profootballresearchers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2742
Page 1 of 2
Re: Jethro Pugh
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 6:30 pm
I searched Google news and saw nothing, but there have been several news articles in the last couple days about Pugh and the Ice Bowl.
Re: Jethro Pugh
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 6:40 pm
Re: Jethro Pugh
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 10:13 pm
Sorry, wrong forum. Can the mods please move this to the Player Deaths thread?
Re: Jethro Pugh
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:53 pm
I'm sorry to see Jethro pass away at such a young age.
He was a favorite of mine growing up and yet another NFL great I would've liked to have met before his (or my) time was up.
RIP Jethro Pugh.
He was a favorite of mine growing up and yet another NFL great I would've liked to have met before his (or my) time was up.
RIP Jethro Pugh.
Re: Jethro Pugh
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:12 pm
It's nice to hear 70 referred to as a "young age". He was in fact a year younger than meJuggernautJ wrote:I'm sorry to see Jethro pass away at such a young age.
He was a favorite of mine growing up and yet another NFL great I would've liked to have met before his (or my) time was up.
RIP Jethro Pugh.
so I guess that "young" is accurate.
Re: Jethro Pugh
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 10:38 pm
I agree with you, young JohnJohn Grasso wrote:It's nice to hear 70 referred to as a "young age". He was in fact a year younger than meJuggernautJ wrote:I'm sorry to see Jethro pass away at such a young age.
He was a favorite of mine growing up and yet another NFL great I would've liked to have met before his (or my) time was up.
RIP Jethro Pugh.
so I guess that "young" is accurate.
Re: Jethro Pugh
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 12:30 am
In 2010, Pugh signed me a photograph at Cowboys Stadium. Such a nice guy, it's a shame that the didn't get a Pro Bowl nod in his career due to playing alongside Hall of Famers Bob Lilly and Randy White.
Re: Jethro Pugh
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 12:01 pm
It is surprising that he never got a pro bowl. Pugh was an important part of the Flex, kind of to the Cowboys what Billy Ray Smith was to the Colts. I always liked the mysteriousness of his alma mater (Elizabeth City State), although the school did produce a few other pro players, including Boston Breakers legend John Walton.Teo wrote:In 2010, Pugh signed me a photograph at Cowboys Stadium. Such a nice guy, it's a shame that the didn't get a Pro Bowl nod in his career due to playing alongside Hall of Famers Bob Lilly and Randy White.
Pugh was/is part of my favorite NFL Films bit. SB V highlights...Peter Reno's "Recoil" playing in the background...endzone level shot of Unitas dropping back...then both Pugh and Andrie loop into the frame in front of Unitas, with Colt blockers falling by the wayside...Pugh and Andrie completely fill the camera view, and things don't look good for Unitas.
Re: Jethro Pugh
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 12:19 pm
I think he would have received more accolades if sack stats were available when he played. Pugh led the Cowboys in sacks from 1968-1972 posting double digit figures in 4 of those seasons. His numbers fell after that. With the arrival of Jones and Martin, the Cowboys had more depth in their defensive line and Cole moved inside and Landry rotated his lineman more to keep them fresh. By 77 Pugh was taken out on passing downs.