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Washington Redskins Brief History

The professional American Washington Redskins football team is based in the District of Columbia. You can find their headquarters and training facility in Redskin Park Ashburn, Virginia. The Washington Redskins is a member of both National Football League and the National Football Conference. The team was first named Boston Braves in 1932 and then they were the Boston Redskins from 1933 to 1936. Then they became Washington Redskins from 1937 up to the present. The Redskins is the second most valuable franchise in the NFL according to Forbes Magazine. The Redskin franchise is worth $1.538 billion. Although they are only the second most valuable franchise, they remain to be the highest grossing team in NFL with $327 million revenue during the 2007 season. They broke the NFL’s single season attendance for eight years in a row.

The Washington Redskins played eleven NFL championships and had won five of them including three of five Super Bowls titles. In four out of their five appearances in the Super Bowl series, they played are under the leadership of Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs. The Redskins has five National Football Conference championship titles. They also have 12 division championships, not to mention 22 NFL playoff appearances.

The Washington Redskins is one of the only two teams in the NFL that has an official marching band. And they are the first team who had composed a fight song which is entitled “Hail to the Redskins.”

The colors of the Redskins uniform are burgundy, gold, and white. The current design of their uniform was introduced by Coach Jack Pardee in 1979. Their gold face mask was first introduced in 1978 and is being used until today. They are one of the three teams in the NFL that wears white jerseys at home. The traditional white jersey over burgundy pants was started by Joe Gibbs when he took over as coach in 1981.