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Boston Braves (Redskins) Team History

Boston Braves Primary Logo 1932
Washington Redskins Primary Logo 1983 - Present
Boston Redskins Primary Logo 1933 - 1936
  • 1932
  • Braves Masthead

    Boston Braves Team Formation

    The city of Boston, Massachusetts, was awarded an NFL franchise on July 9, 1932, under the ownership of George Preston Marshall, Vincent Bendix, Jay O’Brien, and Dorland Doyle. They were given the nucleus of the defunct Newark Tornadoes which folded after the 1930 season and was sold back to the NFL; although none of the members of the 1930 Newark Tornadoes roster remained by the 1932 Boston Braves roster.

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Established
1932

City
Boston – Washington D.C.

League History
1932 – Present  National Football League

Nickname
Braves – Initially, the new team took the same name as their landlords, the Boston Braves, one of the two local baseball teams at the time.

Team History
1937 – Present  Washington Redskins
1933 – 1936  Boston Redskins
1932  Boston Braves

Championship
Super Bowl  3
1991, 1987, 1982
NFL Championship  2
1942, 1937

Stadium
2000 – Present  FedEx Field
   1997 – 1999  Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
1969 – 1996  RFK Stadium
   1961 – 1968  D.C. Stadium
1937 – 1960  Griffith Stadium

*Boston*
1933 – 1936  Fenway Park
1932  Braves Field

Owner
1999 – Present  Daniel Snyder
1997 – 1999  Jack Kent Cooke foundation
1985 – 1997  Jack Kent Cooke
1974 – 1985  Jack Kent Cooke and Edward Bennett Williams
1969 – 1974  Edward Bennett Williams
1932 – 1969  George Preston Marshall

Retired Number
33 Sammy Baugh

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Braves History Comments
Summary
Boston Braves (Redskins) Team History
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Boston Braves (Redskins) Team History
Team Description
Initially, the new team took the same name as their landlords, the Boston Braves, one of the two local baseball teams at the time.
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