Washington Redskins

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Washington Redskins
Established 1932
Play in Landover, Maryland
League/Conference affiliations

National Football League (1932–present)

  • Eastern Division (1933-1949)
  • American Conference (1950-1952)
  • Eastern Conference (1953-1969)
    • Capitol Division (1967-1969)
  • National Football Conference (1970-present)
    • NFC East (1970-present)
Team Details
Team colors Burgundy, Gold, White
Fight song Hail to the Redskins
Personnel
Owner Dan Snyder
General Manager none
Head Coach Jim Zorn
Team history
  • Boston Braves (1932)
  • Boston Redskins (1933-1936)
  • Washington Redskins (1937–present)
Team Nicknames
The Skins
Championships
League Championships (5)
Conference Championships (5)
  • NFC: 1972, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1991
Division Championships (12)
  • NFL East: 1936, 1937, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1945
  • NFC East: 1972, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1999
Home fields

The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington, D.C. area. The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland. The team's head office and training area are at Redskin Park in Ashburn, Virginia. They are part of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL).

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