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Career highlights and awards. 2× NFL champion (1937, 1942) Pro Football Hall of Fame. 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.
Over 93 seasons, the Commanders have a regular season record of 636–646–29 (.496) and a playoff record of 23–30 (.535). [2] They have won three Super Bowls (XVII, XXII, and XXVI), two NFC championships, and 15 NFC East divisional titles. [2][3] Before the AFL and NFL merged in 1970, [4] Washington won two NFL Championships (1937 and 1942).
Head coach Ray Flaherty to George Preston Marshall, on the acquisition of Wayne Millner 1941–1944 Though the Redskins failed to make the 1941 NFL Championship Game with a record of 6–5, the 1941 season is still worth mentioning because of one game. The Redskins won their last game of the season by beating the Philadelphia Eagles, 20–14. However, few remember that day for the game ...
Don Bosseler, 88, American football player (Washington Redskins). [358] Christopher Bruell, 81, American philosopher. [359] John Cannan, 70, British convicted murderer and rapist. [360] Ivan Zvonimir Čičak , 77, Croatian dissident and politician. [361]
Former Washington Redskins assistant coach Joe Bugel, regarded as one of the top offensive line coaches in NFL history, has died. Bugel was the architect of “The Hogs,” the dominant offensive ...
Dan Quinn, Washington's current head coach, was hired in 2024. 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 ...
In May 1999, Snyder purchased the Washington Redskins and Jack Kent Cooke Stadium for $800 million following the death of previous owner Jack Kent Cooke. [3] At the time, it was the most expensive transaction in sporting history. [14]
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]