Sid Luckman

Uncommon card · No. 173193

Sidney Luckman (November 21, 1916 – July 5, 1998) was an American professional football player. During his 12 seasons as a quarterback with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), he led them to four NFL championships in 1940, 1941, 1943, and 1946. He also played safety on defense for most of his career. Sportswriter Ira Berkow wrote that Luckman was "the first great T-formation quarterback", and he is considered the greatest long-range passer of his time. He was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1943, when he became the first quarterback to throw for more than 2,000 yards in a season and the first to throw 25 touchdown passes. Luckman was also a 3× NFL All-Star (1940–1942), 6× First-team All-Pro (1940–1944, 1947), Second-team All-Pro (1946), 3× NFL passing yards leader (1943, 1945, and 1946), 3× NFL passing touchdowns leader (1943, 1945, and 1946), NFL completion percentage leader (1941), 3× NFL passer rating leader (1941, 1943, and 1946), named to the NFL 1940s...

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