The Washington Redskins and Their Coaches

It is a well known fact that when the Redskins were still a new team the manager had refused to integrate the team. He wanted no part of an African American person on his team until he was forced by the government of The District of Columbia Stadium threatened him with being evicted from the field.

After Vince Lombardi died, George Allen was hired as head coach for the Redskins. They became rivals with the Dallas Cowboys because they were both fighting for the number one position. Then they got another new manager and another new coach, Joe Gibbs.

Yes, they had more coaches then any other team and you would think that with all the manager and coach changes it would have affected their playing. But not so. They lost a few games here and there but they controlled the National Football League, winning fourteen games in one season. The Redskins rank number two in value in the NFL. They won five out of eleven Championships and three out of five Super Bowls. Coach Gibbs saw that they were having a hard time in being consistent so he hired Al Saunders as Associate Head Coach. He knew he needed help and wasn't afraid of making it known. He wanted the team to win so he got the best help he could get by hiring a few other coaches for other areas such as cornerback coach and a quarterback coach. Gibbs lets his team know that he counts on them.