This weeks Flashback Friday takes us back to a time before they were called Redskins.
1932 was the year that George Preston Marshall would start the franchise in Boston, the team was named the same thing as the local baseball team was, the Braves.
Hail to the Redskins—->Enjoy the video!
This weeks Flashback Friday details the 1943 game between the Washington Redskins faced the Detroit Lions in front of a home crowd of over 35,000 at Griffith Stadium A game that featured Washington Redskins Hall of Fame quarterback ‘Slingin’ Sammy Baugh intercepting four passes and throwing four touchdown passes in the same game.
Sammy was the NFL’s top passer while also starring at defensive halfback and punter for Washington. No one has ever matched his performance from that day, there have been several players who have had four interception games, including current Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall, but none of those same players played on both sides of the ball and excelled to the point Baugh did.
Baugh’s four picks against the Detroit Lions on Nov. 14, 1943, was only part of his big day. The Redskins star led his team to a 42-20 win on a chilly day in Washington by also throwing four touchdown passes and continually pinning the Lions deep in their own end with his quick, accurate punts.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (3-5-1) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| Washington Redskins (5-0-1) | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| DET | WAS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Redskins | Bob Masterson 10 yard pass from Sammy Baugh (Bob Masterson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | Redskins | Bob Seymour 28 yard pass from Sammy Baugh (Bob Masterson kick) | 0 | 14 |
| Redskins | Lou Rymkus 21 yard interception return (Bob Masterson kick) | 0 | 21 | |
| 3rd | Redskins | Bob Masterson 10 yard pass from Sammy Baugh (Bob Masterson kick) | 0 | 28 |
| Lions | Jack Matheson 22 yard pass from Frankie Sinkwich (kick failed) | 6 | 28 | |
| 4th | Redskins | Andy Farkas 41 yard rush (Joe Aguirre kick) | 6 | 35 |
| 3rd | Lions | Frankie Sinkwich 39 yard interception return (Augie Lio kick) | 13 | 35 |
| 4th | Lions | Bill Callihan 40 yard pass from Frankie Sinkwich (Augie Lio kick) | 20 | 35 |
| Redskins | Joe Aguirre 4 yard pass from Sammy Baugh (Joe Aguirre kick) | 20 | 42 |
| DET | WAS | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 10 | 12 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 21-80-0 | 29-106-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 13-34-170-2-5 | 18-30-180-4-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 170 | 180 |
| Total yards | 250 | 286 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-75 | 6-60 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Sammy Baugh | WAS | 18 | 30 | 180 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
Three major reasons for that were Art Monk, Gary Clark and Ricky Sanders, or as Redskins fans know them, the Posse. This trio was one of the best receiving corps in the NFL during the late 1980′s and early 1990′s and is our feature this week on Flashback Friday.
In 1989 they were the first NFL trio to each accumulate 1,000 receiving yards in a single season. Here is a breakdown of the stats the Posse put up.
Art Monk:
Career Highlights and Awards:
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Gary Clark:
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Ricky Sanders:
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ENJOY THE VIDEO—> HAIL TO THE REDSKINS!!
Charles Andre Mann played in 163 games over the span of an 11 year career in Washington that netted him 82 sacks, and 784 tackles as a Redskins player. Mann was a born leader who was drafted in the third round of the 1983 draft by the Redskins. His best year was in 1985 when he registered 14.5 sacks and 85 tackles.
Dexter Keith Manley (A.K.A. “The Secretary of Defense”) was a guy, who unlike Mann, was out spoken and a bit cocky. In his 125 games that spanned 9 seasons, Manley recorded 91 sacks, he had 18.5 in 1986, his best year. Although his career is tainted in some ways due to his battles with drugs and crime away from the football field, Manley is still held close to the hearts of Redskins fans.
Together these two men combined for 173 sacks and are number one, and number two on the Redskins all-time sack leaders list. Both were selected to the 70 Greatest Redskins of all-time team and both are members of the Washington Redskins Ring of Fame.
So the question is…which one was better? What’s your opinion?
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The Redskins beat the Green Bay Packers and then the Dallas Cowboys in the 1972 NFC Championship game in route to Superbowl VII. The Redskins would come up short against the undefeated Miami Dolphins in the Superbowl, losing 14-7.
Hail to the Redskins!
Today we travel all the way back to the very beginning of the Washington Redskins and profile two men who will be forever linked, in burgundy and gold folklore.
George Preston Marshall was one of the NFL’s biggest innovators, who ushered in several changes to the game as a whole. In 1932 he become the owner of the Boston Braves, the team would go on to change their name less than a year later to the Redskins, and five years later Marshall moved the team to Washington, DC. Sadly, Marshall is more known for the one change he wouldn’t commit to, racially integrating the team.
That is where these two are forever linked. On draft day, Marshall traded the rights to Ernie Davis (who refused to play for him) to the Cleveland Browns in return for Robert Cornelius Mitchell (Bobby Mitchell) and first round pick Leroy Jackson. Mitchell would go on to spend 40 years as a part of the Washington Redskins organization, both as a player and in the front office.
During his six seasons as a player, Mitchell never caught fewer than 58 passes. When he retired, his 14,078 combined net yards was the second highest total in NFL history. He had also scored 91 touchdowns (18 by rushing, 65 on receptions, 3 on punt returns, and 5 on kickoff returns). He amassed 7,954 yards on receptions and 2,735 yards on rushes. This past week, Mitchell turned 77….Enjoy this weeks video which gives a more in depth look at these two men.
Hail to the Redskins!
This week we flash back to a time when the Washington Redskins traded five veteran players to the Houston Oilers for safety, Kenneth Ray Houston. A member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Houston is widely considered the best safety to ever play for the Burgundy and Gold!
Throughout his career, Houston intercepted 49 passes, recovered 21 fumbles, gained 1,498 return yards and scored 12 touchdowns.
Enjoy the video—>HAIL TO THE REDSKINS!
Darrell Ray Green was born in Houston, Texas on February 15, 1960. Little did the world, or the state of Texas know that such a great man and football player had been born that day. Green will long be remembered for many different reasons, but most will remember a little guy with the heart of a lion, who could run like a cheetah. Taken with the last pick in the first round of the 1983 draft, Green may be the best draft pick the Washington Redskins ever made this side of Sammy Baugh.
Green had more moments than I can begin to mention without missing a few, so I figured I would share this video, and let it be today’s walk down memory lane!
Hail to Darrell Green!
You can visit Darrell’s Hall of Fame page by clicking HERE.
Here is a list of Darrell’s NFL records and achievements he still holds.
Starting this week, we are going to look back at a piece of Redskins history every Friday. What better way to kick off this column than a video look back at Sonny Jurgensen for Flashback Friday. Enjoy!
