History of the Commanders

The Washington Commanders, previously known as the Washington Football Team, are a professional American football team based in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The team is a National Football League (NFL) member and plays its home games at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. Founded as an expansion franchise in 1961, the Commanders have had some success, with two Super Bowl appearances and one championship title to their credit.

The franchise began when owner Edward Bennett Williams purchased a controlling interest in what was then called "Washington Redskins" from original owner George Preston Marshall on July 9th, 1961, for 3 million dollars; thus beginning the storied history of this NFL powerhouse franchise that has been around since 1932 when they were first known as Boston Braves before changing to Boston Redskins before relocating southward into our nation's capital city where it remains today under new ownership after being sold by Mr. Williams' estate following his death back in 1988 for 800 million dollars - making it one of the most expensive transactions ever recorded involving sports teams up until that point time!

During its early years with head coach Bill McPeak leading them onto the field during the inaugural season '61-'62 campaign, things didn't go so well as they finished dead last place within the Eastern Division standings, winning only three out of nine total games, played, throughout the entire year while losing six others but despite lackluster performance there remained hope amongst fans who believed brighter days ahead if given a chance prove themselves against the stricter competition in the future which eventually happened next season when Hall-of-Fame quarterback Sonny Jurgensen joined forces alongside legendary running backs Larry Brown & Bobby Mitchell resulting record improvement five wins seven losses good enough second place finish divisional race behind eventual champion Philadelphia Eagles who went undefeated all year long!

From here onwards, things only got better for the Washington Commanders history with each successive campaign, culminating in a playoff berth 1965-'66 term, followed closely another four years later, 1969-'70, culminating in every Super Bowl appearance, albeit an ultimately unsuccessful effort against Kansas City Chiefs led by future hall fame QB Len Dawson yet even though loss still marked significant milestone organization having achieved level play never before seen among other franchises league-wide setting stage potential greatness come decade soon follow.