The Washington Redskins were founded in 1932, as the Boston Braves, In 1933 the proprietor of the Washington Redskins team moved the team to Fenway Park and changed the team’s name to the Redskins. The Redskins were not gainful, and even an Eastern Division championship in 1936 failed to excite Boston fans, so in 1937 Marshall moved the club to Washington, D.C. The t Washington Redskins team found success in its new home.

From the mid 30s to early 40s head coach Ray Flaherty guided the Washington Redskins to seven successive winning records and thrice appeared in the National Football League (NFL) Championship Game. Throughout the late 30s Ray Flaherty brought about the screen pass. In the screen pass, the unpleasant linemen run downfield in front of the running back in its place of blocking for the quarterback. The quarterback then throws a short pass to the organization back and the linemen form a screen, blocking downfield to gain yardage.

This play has since then become a norm in unpleasant play. In addition to his six passing crowns, the adaptable Baugh also led the league in punting five times and interceptions once. His career punting average of 45.1 yards is the highest ever compiled in National Football League (NFL) history. The Redskins suffered a twenty five season playoff drought from 1946 through 1970, receiving just four winning records and changing head coaches eleven times throughout that span. Impressive individual achievements throughout this period included wide receiver Bobby Mitchell’s, quarterback Sonny Jurgensen and wide receiver Charley Taylor. In 1971 George Allen took over as head coach of the Washington Redskins.

Allen radically reorganized the Washington Redskins through a series of trades for seasoned veteran players. The reshaped Washington Redskins, known as the "over the hill gang", recorded nine victories, the nearly all by a Washington team in twenty nine years. In his seven seasons with the club, Allen produced seven winning records, five playoff appearances, and one trip to the Super Bowl. Washington Redskins’s Super Bowl appearance was in 1973, when the Miami Dolphins defeated them 14-7. The team remained winning throughout the 1970s, and in 1976 Allen traded for the rights of two players who would be the key to Washington’s success in the 1980s—Joe Theismann and John Riggins. In 1981 former San Diego Chargers assistant Coach Joe Gibbs was hired to improve the Redskins’ passing game. In his 12 seasons as Washington’s head coach, Gibbs delivered ten winning records, eight playoff appearances, and three Super Bowl championships.

Gibbs earned his first league crown following the strike-shortened season of 1982, during which Theismann led the conference in passing and the Redskins fielded the league’s toughest defense. Washington defeated Miami 27-17 in Super Bowl XVII. During the mid 80s the Redskins dominated the National Football Conference (NFC). They were led by Theismann until a broken leg sustained during a 1985 game forced his retirement. Washington’s defense emerged as one of the finest in the National Football League (NFL), led by ends Dexter Manley and Charles Mann.

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