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In late January 1955, the Lions traded Torgeson and Jim Hill to the Washington Redskins in exchange for Walt Yowarsky and Jim Ricca. [12] [13] Torgeson played for the Redskins from 1955 to 1957, appearing in 35 games. [2] He was released by the team in September 1958. [14]
Postseason starters Season Quarterback(s) Notes Ref 1936: Riley Smith (0–1): 1937: Sammy Baugh (1–0): Baugh led the Redskins to the NFL Championship game against the Chicago Bears, where he finished 17 of 33 for 335 yards and his second-half touchdown passes of 55, 78 and 33 yards gave Washington a 28–21 victory. [155]
In 2020, the team retired the controversial Redskins name and briefly played as the Washington Football Team before rebranding as the Commanders in 2022. [ 1 ] Over 93 seasons, the Commanders have a regular season record of 641–648–29 (.497) and a playoff record of 25–21 (.543). [ 2 ]
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The 1955 NFL season was the 36th regular season of the National Football League. NBC paid $100,000 to replace DuMont as the national television network for the NFL Championship Game . The season ended when the Cleveland Browns defeated the Los Angeles Rams 38–14 in the title game.
After a years-long battle to jettison the widely attacked “Redskins” name from Washington’s NFL team, a Republican senator is battling to revive the old logo featuring a depiction of a ...
On December 9, 1954, he re-signed with the Washington Redskins. [13] In 1958 , he was the league's top-rated quarterback, after completing 79 out of 149 passes for 1,365 yards and 11 touchdowns . He announced his retirement to focus on his law practice at the end of the 1959 season .
1955–1958: Washington Redskins: Career stats; Playing stats at NFL.com; Ralph Werner Thomas (December 16, 1929 – July 22, 2024) was an American football end in ...