Boston Braves (Redskins) Team History
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.
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
Mascot
*Blue is this team’s history