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In fact, businessmen george preston marshall, vincent bendix, jay obrien, and dorland doyle bought a nfl franchise for boston in 1932. The spear was last donned during the steve spurrier era, but only as an alternate. The redskins won the 1937 and 1942 championship games, as well as super bowl xvii, xxii, and. Shop for redskins collectible, autographed, replica, mini helmets and more at. History unkind to washington redskins on thanksgiving vs. Oct 11, 20 do you know the history of the washington redskins.
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