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Auction History Result 363 KING OF THE TEXAS RANGERS 1sheet 1941  Appears in Sports Movie PostersBOOK SOLD OUT The image at right appears in the book we published as shown above. While we once owned this item, we did not auction it through eMoviePoster.com (which is why no price or date is listed) nor do we have it available for purchase. King of the Texas Rangers, the 1941 John English & William Witney cowboy western adventure serial ("A Republic Serial in 12 Chapters") starring Sammy Baugh (billed as "'Slingin' Sammy Baugh"; "The Football Sensation"; in the title role as Ranger Tom King, Jr.), Neil Hamilton, Pauline Moore, Duncan Renaldo, Kermit Maynard, Roy Barcroft, Rudolph Anders, and Kenne Duncan. Slingin' Sammy Baugh (born Samuel Adrian Baugh) was a famous professional football sports player was a Texas college star quarterback at TCU University. In 1937, he signed with the Washington Redskins and became a star there. Interestingly, he played minor league baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals the next year, but he remained with the Redskins. In 1941, he was signed by Republic Pictures to star in this movie, where he was billed as "The Football Sensation". The movie was a huge success, and Republic wanted him to make more movies, but Sammy much preferred playing pro football to acting in movies, and he retired, except for a minor appearance in 1948's "Triple Threat", where he played a "Professional Football Player". NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. 
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