Redskins Legacy: The One That Got Away
EXCERPT:The era of Redskins coach Otto Graham from 1966 to 1968 was one chock full of frustration and mediocrity. Although an offense led by current Hall of Fame quarterback Sonny Jurgensen was...
View ArticleRedskins Legacy: Sending Snead To Philly
EXCERPT:It’s known in Redskins annals as “the swap,” when the Redskins traded quarterback Norm Snead to the Eagles for fellow signal-caller Sonny Jurgensen in the 1964 offseason.Today, Jurgensen is a...
View ArticleRedskins Legacy: Philly Is Always A Fight
EXCERPT:They call it the “City of Brotherly Love.” The Redskins, though, should not expect hugs and kisses when they visit the Eagles on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field.No matter how badly the Eagles...
View ArticleRedskins Legacy: Party Like It's 1999
EXCERPT:Sunday’s playoff game against the Seahawks will mark the end of a maddening period. Thirteen years have passed since the Redskins hosted the first and only other postseason game at...
View ArticleMontgomery Community Media: Redskins Q&A w/ Mike Richman
EXCERPT:Potomac resident Mike Richman is the "Redskins Historian." A volunteer producer at MCM, his award-winning show "Burgundy and Gold Magazine" also appears regularly on Montgomery Channel 21 and...
View ArticleBilly Kilmer: 16 Years of Toughness
EXCERPT:It was 1961, Billy Kilmer's rookie year in the NFL, when he learned something that would collide with the truth. His San Francisco 49ers coach, Red Hickey, told the tailback that one of...
View ArticlePaul Krause: Interceptions Were His Specialty
EXCERPT:When Redskins' history buffs recall the 1964 season, they are likely to remember a thrilling, high-octane offense led by quarterback Sonny Jurgensen, running back Charley Taylor and flanker...
View ArticleSonny Jurgensen: A Great Pure Passer
EXCERPT:Mention Sonny Jurgensen's name to his teammates, opponents or others who saw him pick defenses apart with relative ease, and you get virtually the same reaction: The man possessed a...
View Article1966 Skins-Giants: Who Called the Timeout?
EXCERPT:Later this month, on Oct. 30 in the Meadowlands to be precise, the Redskins and the Giants will resume one of the NFL's top rivalries.Any time these two teams meet, of course, the topic of the...
View ArticleRedskins Roots: A Path to Head Coaching
EXCERPT:When the name Don Shula comes to mind, you think of one of the most legendary coaches in NFL history. In 33 seasons of coaching, most of them with the Miami Dolphins, today's opponent, he...
View ArticleKen Houston's Famous 1973 Tackle
EXCERPT:Ken Houston remembers the play like it was yesterday, only it was 30 years ago on October 8, 1973.The Redskins were hosting the Dallas Cowboys at RFK Stadium. With 24 second left, the Cowboys...
View ArticleLinebacking Legend: Chris Hanburger
EXCERPT:Conventional wisdom says Redskins top draft choice LaVar Arrington, perhaps the most talented defensive player to enter the NFL in years, is primed to be the team's next dominant linebacker.If...
View ArticleRoy Jefferson: High-Style, High-Flying Receiver
EXCERPT:Deion Sanders is the fashion king on the Washington Redskins. Years back, another player held that distinction, too. His name is Roy Jefferson, a Redskins receiver from 1971-1976.Jefferson was...
View ArticleCharley Taylor: Special Redskin as Player and Coach
EXCERPT:It's no stretch to classify Charley Taylor as a Washington monument. The man was aligned with the Washington Redskins for nearly three decades, and his impact on the organization is...
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Roy Jefferson Honored as 1 of the 80 Greatest Redskins
Mike Richman interviews former Redskins wide receiver Roy Jefferson at FedExField on Nov. 4, 2012. That day, Jefferson was honored as one of the "10 for 80," the 10 new names added to the Redskins'...
View ArticleRedskins Legacy: Schroeder For Jim Lachey
EXCERPT:The Norm Snead for Sonny Jurgensen quarterback swap in April 1964 is considered the greatest trade in Redskins history.Snead, who was dealt to the Eagles, was an above-average quarterback at...
View ArticleRedskins Legacy: Houston’s Epic Tackle
EXCERPT:Kenny Houston made a career out of tormenting the Dallas Cowboys.Time after time in his eight seasons in D.C., the Hall of Fame safety produced monumental plays against the Redskins’ most...
View ArticleRedskins Legacy: Deacon’s Extra Point
EXCERPT:It was the final game of the 1974 season, and the Redskins were pummeling the Bears.Running back Charlie Evans ran one yard for a touchdown with time running out to put the Redskins up, 41-0....
View ArticleRedskins Legacy: Redskins, Eagles & JFK
EXCERPT:Fifty years ago, the Redskins and Eagles clashed on a day that had a strange and melancholy feel to it.The stoic crowd of 61,000 at Philadelphia’s Franklin Field lacked the customary exuberance...
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Vince Lombardi Injected Washington Redskins With a Winning Fever
EXCERPTWhen Vince Lombardi became the Washington Redskins' head coach in 1969, he inherited a team accustomed to mediocrity. The Redskins had gone 13 seasons without a winning record. Lombardi seized...
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