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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.
During his rookie season with Washington, Kerrigan would go on to record 63 combined tackles, 7.5 sacks, 4 forced fumbles, 4 passes defensed, 4 run stuffs, and 1 interception that he returned for a 9-yard touchdown in week 1 against the Redskins NFC East division rival New York Giants.
The next week, Washington beat the San Francisco 49ers 24–21 in the NFC Championship Game. [9] It was their final win of the season because two weeks later, the Raiders beat the Redskins 38–9 in Super Bowl XVIII. [9] The Redskins finished the 1984 season with an 11–5 record, [13] and won the NFC East for the third consecutive season. [36]
Washington, at 9-5, is off to its best start since 1992. It has not won a playoff game since 2005, meaning an entire generation of fans has not experienced what it’s like to root for a winning ...
After a years-long battle to jettison the widely attacked “Redskins” name from Washington’s NFL team, a Republican senator is battling to revive the old logo featuring a depiction of a ...
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 ...
List of Boston Braves / Boston Redskins / Washington Redskins / Washington Football Team / Washington Commanders head coaches # Image Coach Term Regular season Playoffs Awards Ref. GC W L T Win% GC W L 1 Lud Wray: 1932: 10 4 4 2 .500 — — — — [6] 2 Lone Star Dietz* [b] 1933–1934* 24 11 11 2 .500 — — — — [7] 3 Eddie Casey* 1935* ...
Jack Kent Cooke (October 25, 1912 – April 6, 1997) was a Canadian American businessman in broadcasting and professional sports. Starting in sales, Cooke was very successful, eventually becoming a partner in a network of radio stations and newspapers in Canada.