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The primary storyline surrounding Super Bowl XXII was that Washington's Doug Williams was the first African-American quarterback ever to start in a Super Bowl. This was even more meaningful given that the Redskins had been among the last teams to sign a black player after they reentered the league.
While Starke retired in 1984 shortly after the team won their third NFL Championship and first Super Bowl in Super Bowl XVII, Bostic, Grimm, Jacoby, and Warren stayed together until the early 1990s and were on all three Redskins Super Bowl winning teams under Gibbs. The line averaged 273 pounds in 1982 [3] with Jacoby weighing in at around 300 ...
On January 26, 1992, the Redskins won Super Bowl XXVI by defeating the Buffalo Bills 37–24; [9] QB Mark Rypien won the Super Bowl MVP award. [60] After the Super Bowl, the Redskins set another franchise record by sending eight players to the Pro Bowl. [56] The 1991 Washington Redskins are widely considered one of the best teams in NFL history ...
The Super Bowl win was the Redskins' first championship victory since 1942. [21] Riggins's total of 610 yards amounted to 43 percent of Washington's offense in the four playoff games. [ 16 ] His four consecutive playoff games with over 100 yards was an NFL postseason record. [ 21 ]
On January 26, 1992, the Redskins won Super Bowl XXVI by defeating the Buffalo Bills 37–24. [31] After the Super Bowl, the Redskins set another club record by sending eight players to the Pro Bowl. [71] Helping the Redskins accomplish this achievement was a trio of wide receivers known as the Posse: Art Monk, Gary Clark, and Ricky Sanders ...
However, the Redskins chose to wear their white jerseys and burgundy pants for the game; in their previous Super Bowl loss to Miami, the Redskins were required to wear their burgundy and gold uniforms as the home team. Washington became the second team after the 1978 Dallas Cowboys to wear white as the home team in a Super Bowl. The Dolphins ...
The members of the Fun Bunch included the Redskins' wide receivers Art Monk, Virgil Seay, Charlie Brown, and Alvin Garrett, running back Otis Wonsley [1] and tight ends Rick Walker, and Don Warren. Each won a Super Bowl with the Redskins (Monk and Warren were on all three Super Bowl champion Redskin teams), and three were chosen for the Pro Bowl.
Washington Redskins (1986–1990) Career highlights and awards Super Bowl champion ; 2× USFL champion ... where he was a three-time first-team All-ACC tailback. When ...