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The Redskins inactive franchise was taken over by George Preston
Marshall in 1932. Since the team was originally using Braves Field, home
of baseballs, Atlanta Braves, as it’s home field, Marshall decided to
call the team the Braves. A year later when the team was moved to Fenway
Park, the name was changed to the Redskins. In 1936 the Redskins, after
winning the NFL Eastern Division, found themselves in a position to play
the championship game with home field advantage. Marshall however was
unsatisfied with fan response at Fenway Park and moved the game to the
Polo Grounds in NY. With the loss of their home field advantage, the
Redskins lost to Green Bay. In 1937 the Redskins were moved to
Washington D.C. to play at Griffith Stadium. Marshall gave the NFL two
firsts that season as he introduced a marching band and a team fight
song to the game. It was also in the 1937 season that the Redskins
acquired quarterback “Slinging Sammy” Baugh who with his forward passing
techniques was responsible for changing the offensive strategy of Pro
Football. During the time that Baugh played for the Redskins won 5
Eastern Division Titles from 1937 to 1942. The Redskins were the first
NFL team to have an entire season of games televised in 1950. Under the
direction of Vince Lombardi, the Redskins enjoyed their first winning
record in 15 years in 1969. Lombardi died of cancer before the 1970
season and George Allen took the reigns as head coach in 1971 and led
the Redskins to 69 victories and 5 playoff appearances, along with an
NFC Championship in the 7 years he was head coach. Joe Gibbs came in as
head coach in 1981 until 1992 and still ranks as the most successful
coach in Redskins history and was named NFL coach of the year in the
1982 and 1983 years. Gibbs was also inducted into the Pro Football Hall
of Fame in 1996.
The Redskins spent 30 years playing at RFK Stadium. It wasn’t until 1987
that the then owner of the Redskins Jack Kent Cooke, decided a new
stadium was in order. The stadium was initially name Jack Kent Cooke
Stadium in honor of Kent who died before the stadium was completed. In
1999 along with $20 million in improvements, the naming rights were sold
to Federal Express and Jack Kent Cooked Stadium became known as FedEx
Field. FedEx Field has a seating capacity of 85,000 and has many
amenities including restaurants that overlook the field and escalators
to upper levels. The Stadium is located in Prince George County,
Maryland.
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Washington Redskins
Accomplishments:
Super Bowl Championships – XVII,
XXII, XXVI
NFL Championships – 1937, 1942
NFC Championships – 1972, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1991
NFL Eastern Division – 1936, 1937, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1945
NFC Eastern Division – 1936, 1937, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1945
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