JoeSkins Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 If you're into plagiarism, this is from nfl.com Three Super Bowl championships and 14 playoff appearances since 1971 make the Washington Redskins one of the NFL's most dominant teams of the past quarter century. But the organization's glorious past dates back almost 60 years and includes five overall world championships and some of the most innovative people and ideas the game has ever known. From George Preston Marshall to Jack Kent Cooke, from Vince Lombardi to Joe Gibbs, from Sammy Baugh to John Riggins, plus the NFL's first fight song, marching band and radio network, the Redskins can be proud of an impressive professional football legacy. George Preston Marshall was awarded the inactive Boston franchise in July 1932. He originally named the team "Braves" because it used Braves Field, home of the National League baseball team. When the team moved to Fenway Park in July 1933, the name was changed to Redskins. A bizarre situation occurred in 1936, when the Redskins won the NFL Eastern division championship but Marshall, unhappy with the fan support in Boston, moved the championship game against Green Bay to the Polo Grounds in New York. Their home field advantage taken away by their owner, the Redskins lost. Not surprisingly, the Redskins moved to Washington, D.C., for the 1937 season. Games were played in Griffith Stadium with the opener on September 16, 1937, being played under flood lights. That year, Marshall created an official marching band and fight song, both firsts in the National Football League. That season also saw the debut of "Slinging Sammy" Baugh, a quarterback from Texas Christian who literally changed the offensive posture of pro football with his forward passing in his 16-season career. The Redskins won five NFL Eastern division titles and NFL championships in 1937 and 1942 during Baugh's tenure. Ray Flaherty was Baugh's first pro coach from 1936-1942 and his 56-26-3 record (.701 percentage) is the best in team history. In 1944, the Redskins formed a radio network to broadcast their games throughout the southern United States. By 1950, all Redskins games were televised over a network of southern stations, thus making Washington the first NFL team to have an entire season of televised games. D.C. Stadium (later changed to Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium) was opened in 1961 and the 55,683-seat stadium was the Redskins home through 1996. In 1997 the Redskins moved into the new FedEx Field. A consecutive sellout streak began in 1968 and is still alive today. No other NFL team can claim that long a string of sellouts. In 1969, the legendary Vince Lombardi guided the Redskins to their first winning record in 15 years but he died of cancer before the 1970 season. Class of 2002 inductee George Allen took over in 1971 and coached Washington to 69 victories, five playoff appearances and the 1972 NFC championship in his seven years. Joe Gibbs, who led the Redskins from 1981 to 1992, ranks as the most successful coach in Redskins' history with a 140-65-0 record that produced eight playoff appearances, five NFC Eastern division championships and victories in Super Bowls XVII, XXII and XXVI. He was named NFL Coach of the Year in 1982 and 1983 and elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1996. In 2004, Gibbs returned to the sidelines when he was hired as the team's head coach once again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSkins Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 http://www.profootballhof.com/history/team.jsp?franchise_id=32 Check that bad boy out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSkins Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Originally posted by herrmag And don't think that I don't have the music still playing in the background:doh: I left the Mortal Kombat music playing for a while too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Originally posted by skns4life work 5 days a week (full-time), go to college 5 days a week (full-time), and also have a girlfriend ( 2 years)....i think i know how you feel...but hey, it was worth the shot wasnt it?? cant blame me for trying Glad to see eye to eye. My bad man. Consider me diet busy compared to you, but I feel that I don't have the time to do some of the things that I want to do personally, let alone an essay. Trust me when I say that you'll get the hook up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skns4life Posted November 10, 2004 Author Share Posted November 10, 2004 thanks Joeskins...i'll try to "paraphrase" that bad boy out!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Williams Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 THAT WEBSITE.........Ninjas are sooooooooooo sweet that I want to crap my pants. [/b] I've read enough...:laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Williams Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Originally posted by skns4life :laugh: :doh: haha...nice one...i actually fell for it:doh: :laugh: www.snkns4life=SUCKER.org :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skns4life Posted November 10, 2004 Author Share Posted November 10, 2004 i think you mean www.skns4life=SUCKER.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skns4life Posted November 10, 2004 Author Share Posted November 10, 2004 but thanks, i'll check that one out...j/k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSkins Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Originally posted by skns4life :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: man what the hell is that??? And MIT student made it about four years ago, it's kind of old, but I assumed that due to your age you hadn't seen it yet. the site is credited to 12 year old Robert Hamburger, but this is more likely the story: http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Real%20Ultimate%20Power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carter23 Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Originally posted by JoeSkins If you're into plagiarism, this is from nfl.com honestly, who isn't in to plagiarism!!?!?!?!?!!?!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herrmag Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Originally posted by JoeSkins I left the Mortal Kombat music playing for a while too... Touche' :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 wait, all you had to do was an outline and you couldnt even find that stuff on your own? Thought you had a full paper to write, I think people were giving you trouble only cause it was an outline, stuff people usually can bs in bout 20 minutes. Now a paper, that takes hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphil006 Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Some main points of emphasis: 3 out of the top four coaches with the best all-time winning percentage are Redskins: 1) Vince Lombardi 2) John Madden 3) Joe Gibbs 4) George Allen First Pro Football fight song: "Hail to the Redskins" Greatest 60-minute man to ever play the game...Sammy Baugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSkins Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Lombardi only coached here one year. He doesn't count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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