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The Washington Redskins are a National Football League team whose team headquarters is based in Ashburn, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C.

Establishment in Boston
The city of Boston was awarded an NFL franchise in 1932, under the ownership of George Preston Marshall. On the heels of Marshall's entry to the National Football League, and evidently influenced by his racial policies, the other NFL teams dropped all black players in 1933 and none signed blacks again until 1946.

While in Boston, the team took the same name as one of the local baseball teams at the time, the Boston Braves. To help differentiate the two teams, Marshall changed the name of the football Braves to the Redskins. Both teams played at Braves Field until the Redskins moved to Fenway Park (home of the Boston Red Sox) in an attempt to boost attendance.

The Redskins in Washington, D.C.
The move to Fenway Park was unsuccessful and attendance was poor, so Marshall decided to move the team to Washington, D.C. in 1937. Upon making the move, the team instantly won a title. They also signed an innovative rookie quarterback from Texas Christian University: future Pro Football Hall of Famer Sammy Baugh. In an era where the forward pass was rare, the Redskins used it as their primary method of gaining yards. Baugh also played numerous other positions, including cornerback and punter.

The team's early success endeared them to the fans of Washington, D.C. However, after Baugh's retirement, the Redskins began a slow decline. Marshall continued to refuse to integrate the team, despite pressure from the Washington Post and the Federal Government (a typical comment by Post writer Shirley Povich was "Cleveland Browns runner Jim Brown integrated the Redskins' end zone"). Under threat of civil rights legal action by the Kennedy administration, the team became the final pro football franchise to integrate, in 1962 when the Redskins signed wide receiver Bobby Mitchell, a future Hall of Famer.

Formerly known as: Boston Braves (1932); Boston Redskins (1933-1936)
Redskins Home field: FedEx Field
Previous home fields:
Braves Field (1932)
Fenway Park (1933-1936)
Griffith Stadium (1937-1960)
RFK Stadium (1961-1996)
Championships won:
League Championships: 1937, 1942; Super Bowl: 1982, 1987, 1991

Redskins Super Bowl appearances:
VII (lost) vs. Miami Dolphins 14-7, XVII (won) vs. Miami Dolphins 27-17, XVIII (lost) vs. Los Angeles Raiders 38-9, XXII (won) vs. Denver Broncos 42-10, XXVI (won) vs. Buffalo Bills 37-24

See Also:

• Washington Redskins Tickets
• Washington Nationals Tix
• Washington Wizards Tickets
• Washington Capitals Tickets
• Giants vs Redskins

 

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