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WASHINGTON (7News) \u2014 <\/span>The great Redskins quarterback Christian A. “Sonny” Jurgensen, III, died at age 91 on Friday, according to the Commanders. <\/p>\n Jurgensen was a long-time Washingtonian and spent 55 years in the city. He retired from broadcasting in 2019, according to 7News’ partner WTOP<\/a>. <\/p>\n Jurgensen was inducted into the football Hall of Fame in 1983. He retired from the game in 1974. <\/p>\n At the time of his retirement, Jurgensen released the following statement: <\/p>\n I want to thank our Redskin fans for being so generous to me and our teams, we owe it all to you. I\u2019ve had so many wonderful memories of thousands of teammates I\u2019ve played with and talked about during my years in radio and television in Washington D.C. I\u2019ll always be a fan of professional football and appreciative of all that it has done for me, my family and our city.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Washington Commanders released a statement Friday morning from Jurgensen’s family: <\/p>\n