The Washington Redskins are a professional football team in the National Football League (NFL) based in the Washington, D.C area. They are members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference and play at the FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. Forbes Magazine has stated that they are the second most valuable franchise in the NFL. Their value is said to be around $1.467 billion. The Redskins have played for eleven NFL Championships and won five of them. This included three of the five Super Bowls in which they played.
The Washington Redskins were known as the Boston Braves prior to 1932. They moved to Fenway Park and changed their name to the Redskins in 1933. They played at Fenway Park for a few years, but their fan support was lacking. The Redskins eventually relocated to Washington, D.C., where they shared Griffith Stadium for a few years before officially landing in their current stadium. The owner of the Redskins, George Preston Marshall, tended to micromanage the team, resulting in only three winning seasons between 1946 and 1968. Finally, in 1962 the team was given an ultimatum. They either signed a black player or the government would evict them from the stadium. As a result, the Redskins became the final pro football franchise to integrate.
Throughout the years as they lost, the team went through several head coaches. The Redskins finally won their first Super Bowl in 1983 against the Miami Dolphins. This was the turning point for the Redskins franchise. Since then, they have won several Super Bowls and have become one of the most successful teams in the league.
