2014 Event The U.S. Patent and Trademark office has canceled trademarks of the Washington Redskins, ruling that the name and trademarks are 'offensive to Native Americans'; the team has been under pressure for years to change its name 1997 Death Jack Kent Cooke, NFL owner for the Washington Redskins, dies at 84 1991 Event After going 12-0, Washington Redskins lose to Dallas 24-21 1990 Death George Allen, U.S. football coach of the Los Angeles Rams and the Washington Redskins, dies 1988 Event Superbowl XXII: Washington Redskins beat Denver Broncos, 42-10 in San Diego Superbowl MVP: Doug Williams, Washington, quarterback 1975 Birthday James Thrash, wide receiver for the Washington Redskins 1975 Birthday Kenard Lang, defensive end for the Washington Redskins 1975 Birthday Derek Smith, linebacker for the Washington Redskins 1975 Birthday Brad Badger, guard for the Washington Redskins 1974 Birthday Greg Jones, linebacker for the Washington Redskins 1974 Birthday Keith Thibodeaux, cornerback for the Washington Redskins 1974 Birthday Albert Connell, wide receiver for the Washington Redskins 1974 Birthday Twan Russell, linebacker for the Washington Redskins 1974 Birthday Stephen Davis, running back for the Washington Redskins 1973 Birthday Jamel Williams, safety for the Washington Redskins 1973 Birthday Brian Thure, NFL tackle for the Washington Redskins 1973 Birthday Christopher Sanders, tight end for the Washington Redskins 1973 Birthday Larry Bowie, running back for the Washington Redskins 1973 Birthday Cory Raymer, NFL center for Washington Redskins 1972 Event Washington Redskins beat Dallas Cowboys 26-3 in NFC championship game 1972 Birthday Kelvin Kinney, defensive end for the Washington Redskins 1972 Birthday Jamie Asher, NFL tight end for the Washington Redskins 1972 Birthday Patrise Alexander, linebacker for the Washington Redskins 1972 Birthday Tom Carter, NFL cornerback for the Washington Redskins 1972 Birthday Alph Browning, NLF/WLAF receiver, Redskins, Barcelona Dragons 1972 Birthday Tydus Winans, NFL/CFL wide receiver, Washington Redskins, Roughriders 1972 Birthday Michael Westbrook, NFL wide receiver for the Washington Redskins 1972 Birthday Bryan Walker, safety for the Washington Redskins 1972 Birthday Rich Owens, NFL defensive end for the Washington Redskins 1972 Birthday Jamal Duff, NFL defensive end for the New York Giants, Washington Redskins 1972 Birthday Scott Turner, NFL cornerback and safety for the Washington Redskins 1972 Birthday Ryan Kuehl, defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins 1972 Birthday Joseph Patton, NFL guard for the Washington Redskins 1971 Birthday Heath Shuler, NFL quarterback, Washington Redskins, NO Saints 1971 Birthday Tre Johnson, NFL guard for the Washington Redskins 1971 Birthday Gus Frerotte, NFL quarterback for the Washington Redskins 1971 Birthday William Bell, NFL running back for the Washington Redskins 1971 Birthday William Gaines, NFL defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins 1971 Birthday Darryl Morrison, NFL safety for the Washington Redskins 1971 Birthday Larry Jones, NFL running back for the Washington Redskins 1971 Birthday Sterling Palmer, NFL defensive end for the Washington Redskins 1971 Birthday Reggie Brooks, NFL running back for the Washington Redskins 1970 Birthday Dexter Nottage, NFL defensive end, Washington Redskins, Kansas City Chiefs 1970 Birthday Trent Green, NFL quarterback for the Washington Redskins 1970 Birthday Coleman Bell, NFL tight end for the Washington Redskins 1970 Birthday Sean Gilbert, defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins 1970 Birthday Keith Wagner, NFL/WLAF tackle, New York Giants, Redskins, Scottish Claymores 1969 Event Vince Lombardi (Redskins) coaches his last football game, losing 1969 Birthday Leslie Shepherd, NFL wide receiver for the Washington Redskins 1969 Birthday Darryl Ashmore, NFL tackle for the Washington Redskins 1969 Death George Preston Marshall, NFL president for the Washington Redskins, dies at 72 1969 Birthday Marc Boutte, NFL defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins 1969 Birthday Jesse Campbell, NFL safety, New York Giants, Washington Redskins 1969 Birthday Muhammad Oliver, NFL cornerback and safety for the Washington Redskins 1969 Event Vince Lombardi, becomes part owner, Vice President, General Manager and head coach of Redskins 1968 Birthday Darrick Brownlow, NFL linebacker for the Washington Redskins 1968 Birthday Erick Anderson, NFL linebacker for the Washington Redskins 1968 Birthday Brian Mitchell, NFL running back for the Washington Redskins 1968 Birthday Terry Crews, NFL linebacker for the Washington Redskins 1968 Birthday Matt Turk, NFL punter for the Washington Redskins 1968 Birthday Cedric Smith, NFL running back, Washington Redskins, Arizona Cardinals 1968 Birthday Terry Allen, NFL running back, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins 1968 Birthday Bob Dahl, NFL guard for the Washington Redskins 1967 Birthday Stanley Richard, NFL safety for the Washington Redskins 1967 Birthday James Jenkins, NFL tight end for the Washington Redskins 1967 Birthday Matt Vanderbeek, NFL linebacker for the Washington Redskins 1967 Birthday Marvcus Patton, NFL linebacker for the Washington Redskins 1967 Birthday Scott Galbraith, NFL tight end, Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys 1966 Birthday Mike Flores, NFL defensive end for the Washington Redskins 1966 Event In highest-scoring NFL game, Washington Redskins defeat New York Giants 72-41 1966 Birthday Rod Stephens, NFL linebacker for the Washington Redskins 1966 Birthday Jeff Uhlenhake, NFL center, NO Saints, Washington Redskins 1965 Birthday Vernice Smith, NFL guard, Washington Redskins, St. Louis Rams 1965 Birthday Tony Woods, NFL defensive end for the Washington Redskins 1965 Birthday Cris Dishman, NFL cornerback, Houston Oilers, Washington Redskins 1965 Birthday Marc Logan, NFL running back for the Washington Redskins 1965 Birthday Ken Harvey, NFL linebacker for the Washington Redskins 1965 Birthday Tim Johnson, NFL defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins 1965 Birthday James Washington, NFL safety, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins 1964 Birthday Keith Taylor, NFL safety for the Washington Redskins 1963 Birthday Ed Simmons, NFL tackle for the Washington Redskins 1963 Birthday Jim Lachey, NFL tackle for the Washington Redskins 1963 Birthday John Gesek, NFL center for the Washington Redskins 1962 Birthday Ray Brown, NFL guard, Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers 1962 Event New York Giant YA Tittle passes for 7 touchdowns vs Washington Redskins (49-34) 1962 Birthday Dan Turk, NFL center for the Washington Redskins 1961 Birthday Trevor Matich, NFL center/guard for the Washington Redskins 1961 Birthday Henry Ellard, NFL wide receiver for the Washington Redskins 1961 Birthday Jay Schroeder, NFL quarterback, Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Raiders 1961 Birthday Jeff Hostetler, NFL quarterback, New York Giants, Raiders, Redskins/1990 Superbowl 1960 Birthday Darrell Green, NFL cornerback for the Washington Redskins 1958 Birthday Dexter Manley, NFLer for the Washington Redskins 1957 Birthday Art Monk, NFL wide receiver, Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles 1956 Birthday Edddie Murray, NFL kicker, Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings 1955 Birthday Doug Williams, Louisiana, NFL quarterback, Tampa Bay Bucaneers, Washington Redskins 1949 Birthday Joe Theismann, NFL quarterback, Redskins, sportscaster 1949 Birthday John Riggins, NFL running back, New York Jets, Washington Redskins 1949 Birthday Joe Lavender, born in Rayville, Louisiana, football cornerback, played for National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins 1942 Event Washington Redskins defeat Chicago Bears 14-6, to win NFL title 1942 Event New York Giants beat Washington Redskins 14-7 without making a 1st down 1940 Event 1st NFL championship on national radio; Bears beat Redskins 73-0 1940 Birthday Joe Gibbs, born in Enka, North Carolina, football coach, owner, NASCAR Championship team, Pro Football Hall of Fame, coached Washington Redskins for 12 seasons, producing 8 playoff appearances, 4 NFC Championship titles, 3 Superbowl Titles 1937 Event Washington Redskins win NFL championship 1937 Event 1st NFL game in Washington, D.C.; Redskins beat New York Giants 13-3 1937 Event NFL Boston Redskins move to Washington D.C. 1935 Birthday Bobby Mitchell, NFL running back/wide receiver, Browns, Redskins 1934 Birthday Sam Huff, NFL linebacker, New York Giants, Washington Redskins 1934 Birthday Christian "Sonny" Jurgensen, NFL quarterback, Eagles, Redskins 1934 Birthday Sonny Jurgensen, NFL quarterback for the Washington Redskins/sportscaster 1932 Event Washington Redskins (as Boston Braves) play 1st NFL game, lose 14-0 1932 Event Washington Redskins, then Boston Braves, forms 1922 Birthday George Allen, football coach, Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins 1920 Birthday Edward Bennett Williams, lawyer/team owner, Redskins, Baltimore Orioles 1913 Birthday Wayne Millner, NFL end, Boston/Washington Redskins 1912 Birthday Jack Kent Cooke, NFL team owner for the Washington Redskins 1910 Birthday Cliff Battles, born in Akron, Ohio, NFL hall of famer, Braves, Redskins 1907 Birthday Glen "Turk" Edwards, NFL tackle, Boston/Washington Redskins 1897 Birthday George Preston Marshall, NFL team owner for the Washington Redskins
