Posts with players, coaches, and other topics from the Washington Football Team.
The 1974 Baltimore Colts were a typical losing team. They suffered from poor coaching, an inordinate number of mistakes, and an incredibly high amount of just plain bad luck. They finished the 1974 season with a dismal record of 2 wins and 12 losses. Fast forward to the end of the 1975 season, and the … Read more
There have been some really great pro football Thanksgiving Day games throughout the course of pro football history during the 1970s. This episode of Pro Football in the 1970s will revisit one of those great Turkey Day contests for football historians and just your casual fans alike. It is usually referred to as the greatest … Read more
Frank Reading (host of Ringside With Reading: Boxing History From Yesteryear) hops in my DeLorean to share some stories of his love for Washington football history. We talk about many things revolving around Washington football history, including……. Why the November 27, 1966, Washington game was significant The Lombardi era in Washington The years of George … Read more
Today we have Super Bowl XXII, which was held on January 31, 1988, between the third-time AFC champion Denver Broncos and the fourth-time NFC champion Washington Redskins at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California, the second straight Super Bowl in southern California. If you’re looking for the full story of this 1987 season, pick … Read more
Today we have Super Bowl XXI, which was held on January 25, 1987, between the second-time AFC champion Denver Broncos and the first-time NFC champion New York Giants at the beautiful Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, just a short drive up from my former home of Los Angeles. If you’re looking for the full story … Read more