Eagle Day

#10 · Washington Commanders
Retired 1 Year In The NFL
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Eagle Day Legacy

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Eagle Day was a man caught between two football worlds—a punter's precision and a quarterback's vision—who found his truest home north of the border. The Mississippi product became a CFL star with the Blue Bombers and Stampeders, winning the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy in 1962 as the league's outstanding player. Day embodied that rare breed of dual-threat quarterback who could flip field position with his leg and orchestrate drives with his arm. His Cotton Bowl MVP performance and All-SEC honors proved he belonged among the elite, even if his NFL stint proved fleeting. A pioneer who thrived in Canadian football when few Americans did, Day left his mark across two nations before passing in 2008.
Eagle Day passed away on February 22, 2008 at the age of 75.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Eagle Day

How does Jayden Daniels compare to Eagle Day?

Jayden Daniels laps Eagle Day like a Ferrari passing a Model T—Daniels torched the league as a rookie with 3,568 passing yards, 891 rushing (an NFL record), and a 100.1 rating, dragging the Commanders to the NFC Championship. Day's 44.8 career rating over 12 games in '59 feels like a footnote now; Daniels is the mobile rocket Day could've only dreamed of in that run-first era.

Is Eagle Day in the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

Nah, Eagle Day never made it to Canton—no bust waiting for him in the Hall. The guy's 12 games with Washington in 1959, posting a 44.8 rating on 19-of-47 passing, didn't exactly scream immortality. He's more trivia nugget than legend, the kind of quarterback who makes you appreciate how thin the early roster depth was.

How would Eagle Day perform in today's NFL?

Eagle Day might carve out a gadget role in today's pass-happy NFL, where rules shield QBs and spread offenses rule—his 47.4% completion in '59 wouldn't cut it as a starter, but that gunslinger arm could thrive in RPOs or as a wildcat spark. Think a poor man's Geno Smith: mobile enough back then, he'd scramble for chunk yards now, though accuracy would cap him at backup.

How does Eagle Day compare to Joe Theismann?

Joe Theismann outshines Eagle Day like a spotlight on a candle—Day's measly 44.8 career rating across 12 Commanders games in '59 vs. Theismann's 52.07 with Super Bowl grit and 3,000-yard seasons. Both franchise QBs, sure, but Theismann slung it to Riggins in primetime; Day was a one-year blip, efficient only in the "everyone sucked then" sense.