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A Sense of History
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A talk with Redskins GM (and UR alum) Bruce Allen. Plus: a map of the Bon Secours Washington Redskins Training Center and information on attending training camp
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Training-Camp Timeout
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The Best & Worst of Times
Nearby attractions and restaurants to help you recharge during the break between the morning and afternoon practice sessions A highly subjective look at the highs and lows of the team’s past three decades
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Redskins in River City A S TH E FO OTBALL TE A M FO R TH E N ATI O N ’S C AP I TA L G E T S S E T T O H E A D T O V I R G I N I A’S C A P I TA L F O R T R A I N I N G C A M P, H E R E ’S A L O O K AT A H A N D F U L O F T H E P L AYERS GET TING READY FOR THE SE ASON AHE AD BY JOAN T UPPONCE
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Opposite page, from top: At an organized team activity on May 30 at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Va., offensive tackle Trent Williams practices his blocking, quarterback Robert Griffin III runs, defensive end Jarvis Jenkins gets low, and tight end Niles Paul chats with a teammate. This page: wide receiver Josh Morgan
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s a youngster in Washington, D.C., Josh Morgan remembers watching Redskins fans walk past his house on Sundays to go to games at RFK Stadium, the team’s former home. “The Redskins were my favorite team growing up,” he says. “I was born into it.” Signing with the team last year was a dream come true for the wide receiver, who was a standout when he played for Virginia Tech. “It’s been a blessing,” he says, adding that he didn’t believe his agent when he first called last year to say the Redskins were interested in having him on the team. “I was thinking he was cocky and talking trash, and I hung up on him. He called back and said, ‘I am serious.’ ” Morgan, who was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 2008, has learned a lot about life while playing for the NFL. “I’ve figured out who is in my life for me,” he says, adding that when he came to the Redskins, he had his “circle together.” He’s also learned the true meaning of
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the word “fan.” “My fans support me,” he says. “They reach out to me through social media. I’ve learned how much [winning] really means to them.” During his fi rst couple of years in the league, Morgan thought that fans just cared about bragging rights, but now that he has been in the Redskins community, he sees things differently. “This means as much to the fans as it means to you,” he says. “It humbles you. I have been in houses where the basements are decked out in Redskins. I see Redskin flags all over cars. Talking to the fans changes your perspective of the game.” He’s looking forward to the start of training camp. “I love the competition,” he says. “That’s the most exciting part of training camp. You know you are getting every man’s best shot every day. Everybody is trying to be a star. Everybody wants to make the Pro Bowl this year. Everybody wants to make the Super Bowl. I love it.”
Morgan is hoping to see some of his teammates from Tech and his coaches from Fork Union Military Academy when he comes to town. “I want to catch up with them and their families,” he says. When he’s finished with football, Morgan hopes to become a writer — he’s written poetry since middle school. “I want to write a couple of books and get into acting,” he says. “I can’t [play football] when I am 40 or 50.”
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is fi rst training camp as a pro was a “culture shock” for Redskins offensive tackle Trent Williams. “It was completely different than college,” he says. “The way you have to approach the game as a pro is totally different.” Williams, who played for the University of Oklahoma, was Coach Mike Shanahan’s first draft selection for the Redskins in 2010. And now he’s making a name for himself in the league. For the last two years, he has served as an offensive captain of the Redskins, and last year, he was named to the Pro Bowl. “I feel good about last year,” says the offensive left tackle. “It was a stepping stone, a confidence builder for a young team. We were able to come back and be able to win and get a playoff berth.” He likes the competitive atmosphere during training camp. “It’s as high as it gets the whole year,” he says. “That’s my favorite part.” And what’s his least favorite part of training camp? “The heat and waking up early in the morning,” he says. “We have long, drawn-out days. It’s really draining.”
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elbow surgery in the offseason, but that’s all cleared up, he says. “I’m feeling good now.” One of the things he enjoys most about training camp is the rookie show, where firstyear players put on a performance for Redskins veterans. He says he’s seen some very funny
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skits over the years. “It’s always a good time inebacker and four-time Pro Bowler
watching the guys,” he says. “Last year, [quar-
London Fletcher has never missed
terback] Kirk Cousins did a great imitation of
a game. During his 15 seasons as a
Coach Shanahan.”
pro, he has played in 240 consecu-
Winning the division title last year was
tive games, currently the longest such streak in
“very gratifying” for Fletcher, and he’s looking
the NFL. “A lot of it is genetics — being blessed
forward to building the team for another play-
with good genes and really taking care of my
off run in the upcoming season during train-
body and listening to my body,” he says. “I do
ing camp. “There’s a lot of hard work that goes
a lot of massage therapy, physical therapy, hot
into it,” he says.
tubs and cold tubs to keep me healthy and keep my body functioning.”
Fletcher, who has also played for the St. Louis Rams and Buffalo Bills, likes the tradi-
He’s always been driven to succeed, he says.
tion and storied history of the Redskins fran-
“I am highly competitive, and I don’t want to let
chise. “There have been a lot of great players
my teammates down. I’m constantly working
and a lot of great coaches,” he says, adding
to improve.”
that he also likes the fans and how passionate
Fletcher came to the Redskins in 2007 and
they are. “It’s a unique situation. You have two
just this past December was voted NFC Defen-
states and the District of Columbia rooting for
sive Player of the Month. He had ankle and
one team.”
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a one-year deal with the team on April 1, dropping his compensation for the 20132014 season from $8 million to $2.25 million. “I’m not crying about the money,” he says. “This is my sixth year here, and I’ve finally been part of something where we have the chance to win and compete. I’m willing to take a pay cut to be part of it.” On the field, Hall is sometimes branded as cocky for his in-your-face swagger, but he says that’s not his true personality. “The image of me on the field is that I am the bad guy. I talk trash. I’m 5-foot-11 and 190 pounds. I’m not the biggest guy, so I have to scare them a little,” he says with a laugh. “Off the field I am totally different. I am softspoken, quiet. I like to read. I have six kids. I’m a dad and a husband. I’m not a football player when I leave the field.”
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edskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall knows all about the heat and humidity that can spike up in Richmond during the summer. A Virginia Tech football standout, Hall used to compete in track meets in the city while attending Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake. “I’m not looking forward to the heat and the grind,” he says. “But you can’t turn it off. We will have to deal with it.” Hall, 29, is excited about being in Richmond for training camp. “It’s close to my hometown. Growing up, I didn’t get to see Redskin players,” he says, noting that fans from the Virginia Beach area and North Carolina will have a shorter trip to see the team. “They are in my neck of the woods. I think we will get a huge turnout, even more than Ashburn.”
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He’s planning a road trip of his own to his mom’s house with some of his fellow teammates for her home cooking. “She’s already volunteered to cook on our day off,” he says. “I love her lasagna, but it depends on what the guys want. We’ve been tossing ideas back and forth.” Since joining the Redskins in 2008, Hall has had the opportunity to play regularly against fellow Hokie Michael Vick, quarterback for NFC East rivals the Philadelphia Eagles. He and Vick were teammates when the two played for the Atlanta Falcons. “I thought [the Redskins] would make a run at him when he got out of jail,” Hall says. “But we got RGIII, our own version of Vick.” And while Hall and Vick are friends off the field, on the field it’s every man for himself. “When we get on the field, it’s all-out war,” says Hall, who cracked a couple of Vick’s ribs in 2010 with a massive hit. Last year, Hall says he played “good football,” but this season he wants to establish himself as a premiere cornerback in the NFL. He was released by the Redskins in March after five seasons thanks to team salary-cap issues, but turned around and signed
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ro Bowl linebacker Ryan Kerrigan did his share of schlepping during his rookie year at 2011’s training camp with the Redskins. “You have to go through your own share of rookie hazing,” he says. “You carry the veterans’ equipment in after practice and keep the meeting rooms stocked with food. You’re buying food for the veterans, and you do the rookie show, where you stand up in front of everyone and perform.” But none of that deterred him from becoming one of the league’s best linebackers. Playing in the Pro Bowl last year was motivating, he says. “You are out there with the best players in the league. People you
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he Washington Redskins Executive Vice President and General Manager Bruce Allen is looking at the time he spends with the team during training camp in Richmond as a homecoming. As a University of Richmond grad, Allen gets back to town whenever he can. “It’s a bit nostalgic,” he says. “I will be able to visit with friends here.” Allen likes the fact that the team is training away from home. “The type of bonding that is created when you are away with just your teammates can’t be duplicated.” While it’s still uncertain whether his star quarterback, Robert Griffin III, will recover from a knee injury in time to start the season, Allen sees the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner as a leader in the locker room. “His talent is unique and special, but so is the human being,” Allen says, adding that Griffin will be in Richmond during camp. “We are setting
up different groups of players each day to sign autographs, and RGIII is one of them.” The son of George Allen, who served as head coach of the Redskins from 1971 to 1977, Allen feels that a big part of what he brings to the team is a sense of history. The Allen family has great memories of the day the Redskins beat the Dallas Cowboys in 1973 to win the NFC Championship. That same joy was rekindled last year on Dec. 30, when the team beat the Cowboys to win the division title. “It was a great day for Redskins fans,” Allen says, hesitating to look too far ahead this season. “Right now, I’m only focused on the Philadelphia game, which is the season opener.” He is pleased that the Bon Secours Washington Redskins Training Center will have a year-round goal of helping kids stay fit and healthy. A father of two, Allen says his children are both involved in sports. “My father talked about physical fitness and mental fitness, and it was mandatory that they be equal,” he says. “Physical fitness is important. It fits into the Allen bloodline.”
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became a Redskins fan in the late 1970s, when Joe Theismann irritated opposing teams and their supporters with his onebar helmet. I remember asking my blueeyed father, while he was shaving, what team I should root for in football. It was a new sport to me, as I had just come over from wartime Vietnam. My American father saved us just before the fall of Saigon — me, my mother, my grandparents, my aunt and cousins — with his diplomatic connections. He relocated us 20 miles west of the nation’s capital. As my father washed his razor in the pool of soapy water, he answered my football question with “the home team.” Thus my love affair with the Washington Redskins began, with the admiration of my adopted home as its foundation. I watched Buddy Hardeman and Clarence Harmon carry the football and Chris Hanburger make tackles. I saw John Riggins take a bow. I cheered as Darrell Green chased down Tony Dorsett. And I pretended to be Art Monk catching a ball in traffic during numerous backyard pickup games. For the next decade plus, I rarely missed a game, even though my father was stationed overseas as a foreign-service officer for the U.S. State Department. A family friend mailed the Washington Post bundled in weeks at a time, as well as VHS tapes of games. I honestly don’t remember how I pulled it off, but I listened to Super Bowl XVII on a Sony Walkman with radio capacity while sitting in a middleschool class at Hong Kong International School in 1983. It wasn’t until the 1991 season, though, when I was 21, that my love for the team turned into something more soulful. That was the year Ong Ngoai died. He was my Vietnamese maternal grandfather. He wore
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his hair slicked back with Brylcreem, he smiled with royal elegance, and he loved to give kisses on the forehead. He watched many Redskins games with me, and every time the good guys scored, he would mimic the great announcer Frank Herzog: “Touchdown, Washington Wedskins.” My grandmother cooked chả giò, a crispy fried roll filled with pork or shrimp, and she would present a plate of them to us during the fi rst quarter. We wrapped the chả giò in lettuce and dipped it in nước mắm, an ambercolored fish sauce. For some reason, Ong Ngoai’s favorite player was Rick “Doc” Walker. To this day, I still don’t know why. But he would express the biggest delight whenever the tight end caught the ball and rumbled down the field. “Doc Walker, he from UKLA,” Ong Ngoai would say. “No grandpa, he’s from U-C-L-A,” his Americanized grandson would reply. My last full day with Ong Ngoai was late summer 1991. It was the day before I left for a trip to Europe. He was
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riddled with cancer and savaged by diabetes. But when I saw him that morning, he was dressed in his best blue suit and greeted me with a joy that only grandparents can express. “Let’s go to Washington,” he said over my objections. So we did. On the Metro bus. It was 90 degrees and humid as we slowly walked the mall. He sweated. He suffered. He smiled. “We will win the Super Bowl,” he told me. “Mark Wypien is the best quarterback.” I cursed him in reply for wearing such a heavy suit on such a hot day. I scolded him for being here with me instead of in bed resting. I admonished him for not listening to any of my berating. I couldn’t have cared less about the Redskins at that moment. “Earnest Byner, he real good,” Ong Ngoai said. Less than a week later, while I was still in Europe, my grandpa died from a variety of ailments. It was weeks later, as I sat at
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the kitchen table with my grandma, that I expressed anger over his final day with me. “He killed himself that day,” I said. My grandma made a short disapproving sound. “He knew it was the last day he would be with you, so he wanted to make it
dent grin and said, “Touchdown, Washington Wedskins.” There have been many losing seasons since 1991. I can barely remember what it’s like to root for a championship team. Joe Gibbs even tried to come back and help the franchise save face. Still, every season, I fly my burgundy and gold flag. I wear my No. 47 jersey. And I get nervous whenever the fourth quarter rolls around, only to be disappointed. But last year, with the arrival of RGIII, I felt a jolt in my fandom. The quarterback brought hope and excitement to many of us. I think Ong Ngoai would have really liked him. He probably would have said something like, “RGTrois, he plays happy.” I guess me being a Redskins fan is more about honoring memories than actually caring if they are 6-10 or 10-6. They are a connection to my past — to embracing a new home, holding on to America while overseas and sharing precious moments with a hell of a man.
EVERY SEASON, I FLY MY BURGUNDY AND GOLD FLAG. I WEAR MY NO. 47 JERSEY.” special. He loved you very much.” At that moment, for the first time, I cried over his death. And wouldn’t you know it, months later, as Thurman Thomas forgot his helmet, and Byner scored on a 10-yard pass from Rypien, and Gerald Riggs tallied two short rushing touchdowns, the Redskins beat the Buffalo Bills, 37-24, to win Super Bowl XXVI. Somewhere above, Ong Ngoai dipped his chả giò in nước mắm, smiled his Fixo-
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An enclave of mid-20th-century warehouses and garages transforming into condos and restaurants west of the Redskins facility, across North Boulevard. Attractions: Movieland at Boulevard Square (1301 N. Boulevard, 354-6099 or bowtiecinemas.com) is a 17-screen cinema with an additional four-screen Criterion art house. Dining: Fat Dragon Chinese Kitchen & Bar (1200 N. Boulevard, 3549888 or fatdragonrva.com) offers Cantonese, Sichuan and Hunan cuisine, along with craft beers,. A consistent regional favorite, Buz & Ned’s Real Barbecue (1119 N. Boulevard, 355-6055 or buzandneds.com) has plentiful outdoor seating, while En Su Boca (1001 N. Boulevard, face book.com/EnSuBoca) is a fullservice taqueria that was scheduled to open in June. Lunch (1213 Summit Ave, 353-0111 or eatlunchrva.com), a small place for big and discerning appetites, also serves breakfast and supper, and Summit Ave. Roastery (1719 Summit Ave., 447-2648 or lamplighter coffee.com/summit. html), a satellite of Lamplighter Roasting Co., has sandwiches and good joe. Finally, The Dairy Bar Restaurant (1602 Roseneath Road, 355-1937, dairybarrestaurant. Buz & Ned’s com) has been producing incredible milkshakes since 1946.
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Richmond’s commercial spine is also its main drag. Attractions: Located behind the stadium and undergoing a huge new upgrade, The Science Museum of Virginia (2500 W. Broad St., 864-1400 or smv.org) also has an IMAX theater. Next door is the Children’s Museum of Richmond (2626 W. Broad St., 474-7000 or c-mor.org), with fun educational exhibits. Dining: Along with plenty of TVs, Gus’ Bar & Grill (2701 W. Broad St., 612-9275 or gusbar andgrill.com) has a Monday to Friday 3 to 7 p.m. happy hour with $3 drafts and $2.50 rail drinks, while The City Diner (2237 W. Broad St., 254-1974 or citydinerrva.com) offers gladto-see-you diner grub, including breakfast all day, until 2 p.m. A sophisticated but not stuffy alternative is Avenue 805 (805 N. Davis Ave., 353-2505 or avenue805.net), serving sandwiches, soups, pasta and seafood a half-block off Broad. The Savory Grain Restaurant & Draft House (2043 W. Broad St., 592-4000 or the savorygrain.com) has a seasonally changing New American menu, 24 beers on tap and bare-brick-wall conviviality.
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A neighborhood with easily walkable corner bars and shops. Attractions: Stroll along Monument Avenue and enjoy the architecture, or take in an exhibition at the Virginia Center for Architecture (2501 Monument Ave., 644-3041 or architectureva.org). Dining: Venerable hangout Buddy’s Place (325 N. Robinson, 3553701 or buddysplace.net) offers appetizers, sandwiches and specials. McCormack’s Whisky Grill and Smokehouse (204 N. Robinson St.) is an urban roadhouse with a knowledgeVirginia able staff, while the youthful Center for crowd at Star-lite Dining & Architecture Lounge (2600 W. Main St., 2542667 or starlitediningandlounge.com) enjoys its happy-hour specials, late-night menu and weekend brunch. Gourmet pub food and flat-screen TVs can be found at F.W. Sullivan’s Fan Bar & Grill (2401 W. Main St., 308-8576 or fwsullivans.com), and Home Team Grill (1630 W. Main St., 254-7360 or hometeamgrill.com) is a proud sports bar. Joe’s Inn (205 N. Shields Ave., 355-2282 or joesinn. com) is a classic neighborhood joint with a Greek-Italian menu, and Balliceaux (203 N. Lombardy St., 355-3008 or balliceauxrva.com) delivers tasty fare with flair and live music just about every night.
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A retail and entertainment district with more than 200 shops, boutiques and restaurants. Attractions: The Byrd Theatre (2908 W. Cary St., 358-3056 or byrdtheatre.com) is a working 1928 movie palace showing second-run films for just $1.99. There’s a Wurlitzer organ performance before movies on Saturdays. Dining: Tasty Thai, specialty drinks and outdoor seating can be found at Mom’s Siam (2811 W. Cary St., 359-7606 or momsiam.com), while Coppola’s Deli (2900 W. Cary St., 359-6969 or cop polasdelirichmond.com) makes big, satisfying specialty sandwiches. Don’t Look Back (2929 W. Cary St., 353-8226) has tacos, burritos and walls adorned with flat-screen televisions, and favored Carytown nightspot the New York Deli (2920 W. Cary St., 358-3354 or ny-d.com) is a successful overhaul of an old establishment, with sandwiches, specials, karaoke and trivia nights. Mary Angela’s (3345 W. Cary St., 353-2333) is a local pizza institution. Galaxy Diner (3109 W. Cary St., 213-0510), a busy space-themed diner with stellar milkshakes, also serves breakfast all day. Weezie’s Kitchen (3123 W. Cary St. 726-1270 or weezieskitchen.com) has nightly seafood and pasta specials, karaMom’s Siam oke and live music. Can Can Brasserie (3120 W. Cary St., 358-7274 or cancanbras serie.com) is a French vacation without the jet fare. Carytown Burgers and Galaxy Fries (3500 1/2 W. Cary St., 358-5225 or Diner carytownburgersandfries.com) creates big and messy burgers, salads, shakes and vegetarian fare in the oldest building in Carytown — circa 1820.
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An urbane street lined by trees and VMFA culture, south of Broad and bordered by Museum District restaurants. Attractions: A treasure trove of Virginia history with lectures and gallery tours can be found at The VirBandito’s ginia Historical Society (428 N. Boulevard, 358-4901 or vahistorical.org). A couple blocks south, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (200 N. Boulevard, 340-1400 or vmfa.museum) delivers a comprehensive overview of 6,000 years of creativity along with two dining options: the casual Best Café and the more formal but welcoming Amuse. Dining: At Bandito’s Burrito Lounge (2905 Patterson Ave., 354-9999 or banditosburritolounge.com), you’ll find Mexi-Cali fare, events, karaoke and live music, while Deco Ristorante (2901 Park Ave., 342-4278 or decorich mond.com) supplies traditional Italian and interpretations of Sicilian “street food. Caliente (2922 Park Ave., 340-2920 or calienterva.com) is a popular neighborhood spot with an easy drinkin’ patio and seriously hot wings. Chiocca’s (425 N. Belmont Ave., 355-3228 or chioccasdeli. com) is a neighborhood stalwart serving huge sandwiches and subs in a cozy basement location.
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Tucked-away eateries and shops spread out from North Boulevard and Hermitage Avenue. Attractions: Enjoy minor-league baseball with the Richmond Flying Squirrels (3001 N. Boulevard, 359-3866 or flyingsquirrels.com), who play at The Diamond. Dining: Soups, salads, big sandwiches, pizzas and the house specialty of a fried oyster platter are all on the menu at Kitchen 64 (3336 N. Boulevard, 358-0064 or kitchen64.com), adjacent to the interstate I-64 ramp. Sweet 95 (3312 N. Boulevard, 354-9595) is an ice cream stand next door. Dot’s Back Inn (4030 MacArthur Ave, 266-3167 or dotsbackrichmond.com) is a North Side institution but not the stuffy kind. Other options include Enoteca Sogno (1223 Bellevue Ave., 355-8466 or enoteca-sogno.com), an Italian wine bar; Northside Grille (1217 Bellevue Ave., 2664403 or northsidegrille.com), with seafood specials, pasta and patio seating; and Stir Crazy Café (4015 MacArthur Ave., 864-0264 or stircrazycafe.net), with panini, breakfast all day, wraps, beer and wine, and live music on Friday nights. Roy’s Big Burger (200 Lakeside Ave., 2628775), a longtime neighborhood tradition, serves hulking burgers for walk-up, takeout or enjoying at its picnic tables. Hardywood Park Craft Brewery (2408 OwenEnoteca Sogno by Lane, 420-2420 or hardywood.com) hosts frequent food events, entertainment and tastings.
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The Best & Worst of Times
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n Jan. 30, 1983, the Washington Redskins won their first Super Bowl, taking revenge on the Miami Dolphins, the team that beat them a decade earlier in Super Bowl VII. Two more championships would follow under head coach Joe Gibbs, but it’s been more than two decades since the Redskins last won it all. Which isn’t to say that it’s been nothing but misery ever since, but there have been some lean years. As Redskins fans experience renewed hope with Robert Griffin III under center, here’s our highly subjective look back at the best and worst of the past 30 years for the Washington Redskins. —Chad Anderson
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Washington wins Super Bowl XVII thanks to a go-ahead score by running back John Riggins, who scampers 43 yards for a touchdown on fourth down. Doug Williams, the first African-American QB to play in a Super Bowl, leads the Redskins to a 42-10 shellacking of the Denver Broncos. The Redskins win their third Super Bowl, defeating the Buffalo Bills, 37-24, while intercepting future hall of fame QB Jim Kelly four times.
Jan. 30, 1983 Jan. 22, 1984
Jan. 30, 1985 Best and Worst? At the Washington Press Club’s annual ”Salute to Congress” gala, an inebriated John Riggins tells Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, “Come on, Sandy baby, loosen up. You’re too tight,” before falling asleep on the ballroom floor.
Down 20-10 in the fourth quarter, the Redskins come back to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 26-20, earning their first NFC East title since 1991. The Redskins win their first post-season game at FedEx Field, beating the Detroit Lions, led by former Redskins QB Gus Frerotte, 27-13. Joe Gibbs is back as head coach, leading many a Redskins fan to dream of a return to the glory days. The Redskins come from behind in the fourth quarter to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles, 31-20, and make the playoffs for the first time since the 1999 season. The Redskins earn a playoff berth by crushing their archrivals, the Dallas Cowboys, by 21 points, echoing the jersey number worn by the late Sean Taylor.
Nov. 18, 1985 Jan. 31, 1988 Jan. 26, 1992 April 6, 1997 Nov. 23, 1997 Dec. 26, 1999 Jan. 8, 2000 Jan. 14, 2002 Jan. 7, 2004
While helping his team defeat the Cowboys, win the NFC East and make the playoffs, rookie running back Alfred Morris gains 200 yards to break the Redskins’ single-season rushing record.
During a Monday-night game against the New York Giants, Joe Theismann suffers a horrific injury — an open compound fracture of his right tibia and a shattered fibula. Theismann never played another down. Jack Kent Cooke, owner of the Redskins for all of its Super Bowl wins, dies at age 84. After scoring a touchdown against the New York Giants, beloved backupturned-starting-QB Gus Frerotte head-butts a stadium wall in celebration. He’s taken to the hospital in the third quarter, but his career never fully recovers.
The Redskins announce the hiring of head coach Steve Spurrier, whose five-year, $25 million contract makes him the NFL’s highest-paid coach at the time. He lasts just two seasons, with a combined record of 12-20. Popular free safety Sean Taylor dies one day after being shot in his Florida home by intruders.
Jan. 1, 2006 Nov. 27, 2007
Legendarily speedy cornerback Darrell Green and alltime-great wide receiver Art Monk are inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the same day.
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The Redskins fall to the Los Angeles Raiders, 38-9. A generation of Redskins fans still has nightmares about Jack Squirek’s interception for a touchdown that closed the first half.
Dec. 30, 2007 Aug. 2, 2008 Sept. 14, 2008 Dec. 30, 2012 Jan. 6, 2013
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RGIII re-injures his right knee during a playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks, leading to off-season surgery. Will he be available as a starter for the 2013 season? That’s the question on the mind of every Redskins fan.
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