Redskins

Country:
United States

Address:
1600 FedEx Way

Landover
MD, 20785

Phone:
301-276-6680

Fax:

email:
onlinecustomerservice@redskins.com

website:
http://shop.redskins.com

In July of 1932, the NFL awarded a team to the city of Boston. The ownership group for the new franchise was headed by a man with little football background, George Preston Marshall, who owned a chain of laundromats in Washington, DC. Marshall was known for his flair for promotion and his persuasive communication skills. The team would play at Braves Field, home of Boston's National League baseball team, and so they took the name 'Boston Braves'. The team lost money in it's inaugural season prompting Marshall to take sole ownership of the team the following year, He moved the team to Fenway Park in July of 1933, and changed the team's official name to the 'Boston Redskins'. The team's first success came in 1936 when they won the NFL's Eastern Division and earned the right to host Green Bay in the NFL championship game. Marshall was angry with Boston fans for their poor attendance in the team's final home game and in protest, he moved the game to the Polo Grounds in New York. The Redskins gave up their home field advantage and lost 21-6. The team would never play another game in Boston. In 1937 Marshall moved the Redskins to Griffith stadium in Washington, D.C. Under the glow of floodlights, the Washington Redskins would become a resounding success story. Marshall's ingenuity and foresight would bring about many new innovations such as the first ever marching band and the first ever fight song 'Hail to the Redskins'. The band still plays to this day and are the only remaining commissioned marching band in the NFL. The song is still heard every time the Redskins score a touchdown.