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The Commanders were founded in 1932 as the Boston Braves, named after the local baseball franchise. [1] The franchise changed its name the following year to the Redskins and moved to Washington, D.C. in 1937. [1]
The Commanders were founded by George Preston Marshall as the Boston Braves in 1932. The team changed its name to the Redskins the following year before moving to Washington, D.C., to become the Washington Redskins in 1937. The usage of the term redskin was controversial for decades.
On July 9th, 1932, the team that ultimately would be known as the Washington Redskins was founded. Today, the name is at the center of a hot debate. On July 8th, 2015, a federal judge refused to ...
In 2020, the team retired the controversial Redskins name and briefly played as the Washington Football Team before rebranding as the Commanders in 2022. [ 1 ] Over 93 seasons, the Commanders have a regular season record of 641–648–29 (.497) and a playoff record of 25–21 (.543). [ 2 ]
George Preston Marshall (October 11, 1896 – August 9, 1969) was an American professional football executive who founded the National Football League (NFL)'s Washington Redskins. He founded the team as the Boston Braves in 1932. The following season, he relocated the club from Braves Field to Fenway Park and renamed them as the Redskins.
Loudon Redskins Youth Football, Loudon, Tennessee [173] New Rock Redskins, Conyers, GA (Ages 6–12) Uses the DC team logo [174] Ohio Redskins Youth Sports Association, Columbus, Ohio [175] Rochester Redskins, Rochester, Michigan [176] Patterson Redskins Football (youth) Patterson, CA [177] Sarasota Redskins, Sarasota, Florida [178] [179]
In 2000, Snyder founded the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation. [107] Snyder has been a long-time supporter of Youth For Tomorrow, an organization founded by former Redskins head coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs. In April 2010, the organization presented Snyder with its Distinguished Leader Award. [108]
The Sideline Observer, a media organization serving university communities founded in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, DC. [171] Slate in a story (August 8, 2013) stated, "This is the last Slate article that will refer to the Washington NFL team as the Redskins." [172] Sports Grid (September 17, 2013) [173]