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Washington Redskins

SPORTS FRANCHISE

Formerly the Boston Braves (1932) and Boston Redskins (1933-36). Relocated to Washington DC in 1937. NFL Champions in 1937, 1942, 1982, 1987, and 1991.

Official Website:
http://www.redskins.com/

Location:
Landover, MD

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
George Allen
Football
29-Apr-1918 31-Dec-1990 The Future is Now
Champ Bailey
Football
22-Jun-1978   Cornerback, Denver Broncos
Cliff Battles
Football
1-May-1910 28-Apr-1981 NFL Hall-of-Famer
Sammy Baugh
Football
17-Mar-1914 17-Dec-2008 Redskins QB and charter Hall of Famer
Gary Beban
Football
5-Aug-1946   Winner, 1967 Heisman Trophy
Cam Cameron
Football
6-Feb-1961   Miami Dolphins Head Coach, 2007
Terry Crews
Actor
30-Jul-1968   Everybody Hates Chris
Boyd Dowler
Football
18-Nov-1937   Former Green Bay Packers WR
Bill Dudley
Football
24-Dec-1921 4-Feb-2010 NFL Hall of Famer
Turk Edwards
Football
28-Sep-1907 12-Jan-1973 NFL Hall of Fame Tackle
Ray Flaherty
Football
1-Sep-1903 19-Jul-1994 Redskins Coach, 1936-42
Joe Gibbs
Football
25-Nov-1940   NFL coach, NASCAR team owner
Otto Graham
Football
6-Dec-1921 17-Dec-2003 NFL Hall of Famer
Darrell Green
Football
15-Feb-1960   Washington Redskins, Hall of Famer
Trent Green
Football
9-Jul-1970   NFL Quarterback, now free agent
Robert Griffin III
Football
12-Feb-1990   Washington Redskins QB
Tim Hasselbeck
Football
6-Apr-1978   Former New York Giants QB
Desmond Howard
Football
15-May-1970   Winner, 1991 Heisman Trophy
Sam Huff
Football
4-Oct-1934   NFL Hall of Famer
Vic Janowicz
Football
26-Jan-1930 27-Feb-1996 Winner, 1950 Heisman Trophy
Brad Johnson
Football
13-Sep-1968   Dallas Cowboys QB
Deacon Jones
Football
9-Dec-1938 3-Jun-2013 NFL's Secretary of Defense
Stan Jones
Football
24-Nov-1931 21-May-2010 Hall of Fame Lineman, Chicago Bears
Sonny Jurgensen
Football
23-Aug-1934   NFL Hall of Famer
Robert C. Khayat
Educator
18-Apr-1938   Chancellor, University of Mississippi
Dave Kopay
Football
28-Jun-1942   The Dave Kopay Story
Paul Krause
Football
19-Feb-1942   NFL Hall of Famer
Curly Lambeau
Football
9-Apr-1898 1-Jun-1965 Founder, Green Bay Packers
Marv Levy
Football
3-Aug-1925   NFL, CFL, and NCAA coach
Marvin Lewis
Football
23-Sep-1958   Head Coach, Cincinnati Bengals
Vince Lombardi
Football
11-Jun-1913 3-Sep-1970 Winning isn't everything, It's the only thing
Dexter Manley
Football
2-Feb-1959   Redskins "Secretary of Defense"
George Preston Marshall
Football
11-Oct-1896 9-Aug-1969 Redskins owner, halftime show pioneer
Mike McCormack
Football
21-Jun-1930 15-Nov-2013 NFL Hall of Famer, coach
Donovan McNabb
Football
25-Nov-1976   Long-time NFL Quarterback
Art Monk
Football
5-Dec-1957   Former Washington Redskins WR
Mike Nolan
Football
7-Mar-1959   Head Coach, San Francisco 49ers
Tom Osborne
Football
23-Feb-1937   Congressman from Nebraska, 2001-07
Jack Pardee
Football
19-Apr-1936 1-Apr-2013 Linebacker, Head Coach
Clinton Portis
Football
1-Sep-1981   Washington Redskins RB
John Riggins
Football
4-Aug-1949   NFL running back, The Diesel
Dave Robinson
Football
3-May-1941   Former LB, Green Bay Packers
George Rogers
Football
8-Dec-1958   Winner, 1980 Heisman Trophy
Deion Sanders
Football
9-Aug-1967   Played in both NFL and MLB
Dwight Schar
Business
c. 1942   NVR Homes
Marty Schottenheimer
Football
23-Sep-1943   Former NFL coach
Mike Shanahan
Football
24-Aug-1952   Former Coach, Washington Redskins
Don Shula
Football
4-Jan-1930   Miami Dolphins coach
Heath Shuler
Politician
31-Dec-1971   Congressman, North Carolina 11th
Bruce Smith
Football
18-Jun-1963   200 career sacks
Daniel Snyder
Business
1965   Owner, Washington Redskins
Steve Spagnuolo
Football
21-Dec-1959   Head Coach, St. Louis Rams
Tony Sparano
Football
7-Oct-1961   Head Coach, Miami Dolphins, 2008-11
Steve Spurrier
Football
20-Apr-1945   Head Coach, South Carolina Gamecocks
Pat Sullivan
Football
18-Jan-1950   Winner, 1971 Heisman Trophy
Sean Taylor
Football
1-Apr-1983 27-Nov-2007 Washington Redskins safety, murdered 2007
Joe Theismann
Football
9-Sep-1949   Washington Redskins QB
Emmitt Thomas
Football
3-Jun-1943   KC Chiefs, Hall of Famer
Norv Turner
Football
17-May-1952   Former Coach, San Diego Chargers
Troy Vincent
Football
8-Jun-1971   All-pro defensive back
Ken Whisenhunt
Football
28-Feb-1962   Former Coach, Arizona Cardinals
Doug Williams
Football
9-Aug-1955   Former NFL and USFL quarterback
Edward Bennett Williams
Attorney
31-May-1920 13-Aug-1988 Washington Superlawyer
Danny Wuerffel
Football
27-May-1974   Winner, 1996 Heisman Trophy
Jim Zorn
Football
10-May-1953   Former coach, Washington Redskins




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