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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.
Edward Bennett Williams (May 31, 1920 – August 13, 1988) was an American lawyer, businessman, and sports team owner. He received his undergraduate degree from the College of the Holy Cross before studying law at Georgetown University. He worked for Hogan & Hartson in Washington, D.C., beginning in the 1940s and later co-founded the law firm ...
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 ...
Wetzel’s family says Daines and Wetzel's son Don, who died last year at 74, formed a friendship that may be fueling the senator’s fight for the logo. Indian Country is typically a bipartisan ...
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 ...
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).
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 ...
Douglas Lee Williams (born August 9, 1955) is an American football executive and former quarterback and coach. Williams is best known for his performance with the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XXII against the Denver Broncos, making him the first black quarterback to both start and win a Super Bowl. [2]