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The 1980 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 49th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 43rd in Washington, D.C. They failed to improve on their 10–6 record from 1979, dropping to 6–10, their only double-digit losing season between 1964 and 1992. This was Jack Pardee's last season as head coach.
The Hogs were a nickname given to the offensive line of the Washington Redskins (now known as the Washington Commanders) of the National Football League during the 1980s and early 1990s. Renowned for their ability to control the line of scrimmage , the Hogs helped the Redskins win three Super Bowl championships ( XVII , XXII and XXVI ) under ...
The members of the Fun Bunch included the Redskins' wide receivers Art Monk, Virgil Seay, Charlie Brown, and Alvin Garrett, running back Otis Wonsley [1] and tight ends Rick Walker, and Don Warren. Each won a Super Bowl with the Redskins (Monk and Warren were on all three Super Bowl champion Redskin teams), and three were chosen for the Pro Bowl .
The name was changed the next year to the Redskins. In 1937, the franchise moved to Washington, D.C. [2] They played as the Washington Football Team from 2020 to 2021. The Redskins played over 1,000 games. In those games, the club won five professional American football championships including two NFL Championships and three Super Bowls. [3]
The Hogs were credited for much of the Redskins success in the 1980s and early 1990s, including four Super Bowl appearances and three Super Bowl wins in a 10-season period from 1982 to 1991. The group began wearing pig noses and named themselves "The Hogettes" in reference to the Hogs [ 7 ] [ 8 ] and to the Washington Redskins' official ...
For years, the Washington Redskins and team owner Daniel Snyder have resisted calls to change its name (a slur against Native Americans). Nike followed by declining to sell Redskins merchandise ...
The 1982 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 51st season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 46th in Washington, D.C. Although the Redskins lost all their preseason games, [ 3 ] they advanced from an 8–8 record the previous season to become one of the only two teams in NFL history to win the Super Bowl after not winning ...
Founded in Boston in 1932, the football team had a Native American man as its mascot, but after moving to Washington D.C. in 1937, the logo was changed to a spear, later an “R” adorned with ...