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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.
The Redskins would not disappoint the home crowd and put on a show winning the game 28–18 behind a spectacular performance by Redskins rookie running back Alfred Morris who rushed for 200 yards and 3 touchdowns on 33 carries, while the Redskins offensive line only gave up one sack the entire game and held Cowboys defensive stalwart DeMarcus ...
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]
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 ...
The Washington Commanders are a professional American football franchise based in the Washington metropolitan area. They are members of the East division in the National Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League (NFL). The Commanders were founded in 1932 as the Boston Braves, named after the local baseball franchise. [1]
Several Today show hosts have come and gone from the NBC morning show over the years — both on good and bad terms. Hoda Kotb, for her part, surprised fans in September 2024 with news that she ...
Hoda Kotb interacts with fans before Keith Urban's performance on NBC's "Today" show at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, U.S., Oct. 30, 2024.
[14] [15] As owner of the Redskins, the team won three Super Bowls under head coach Joe Gibbs (in 1982, 1987, and 1991), the franchise's first championships since the 1940s. Cooke oversaw the construction of Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, now known as Northwest Stadium , which opened in Landover, Maryland , following his death in 1997.