When a trio doesn’t win a Super Bowl, it is a necessity that each member of the said trio has plenty of accomplishments to boast. For Sonny Jurgensen, Larry Brown, and Charley Taylor, that isn’t a problem.
Jurgensen played in the NFL for almost two decades. From 1964 to 1974, he helped the Washington Redskins out of their mid-century lull, all while revolutionizing the quarterback position as one of the very first gunslingers.
His 82.62 passer rating is the best in dead-ball era history, but he had some major help from Charley Taylor, who ended his career as the NFL’s all-time leading receiver.
When Jurgensen’s arm got tired, there was no drop-off in production; he just handed it off to Larry Brown. Brown, a running back who’d once been overlooked, stampeded his way to an MVP season in 1972 and he completed a devastating arsenal. These three led the Redskins to their first Super Bowl appearance. They set the standard for what ideal offensive production should be.