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Washington Redskins (Football team)

LC control no.n 79113822
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Corporate name headingWashington Redskins (Football team)
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Variant(s)Washington, D.C. Football Club (National League)
Redskins (Football team)
See alsoSuccessor: Washington Football Team
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Beginning date1937
Ending date2020
Found inGriffith, C. My life with the Redskins, 1947.
Washington Redskins, c1996: CIP galley (began as the Boston Braves [no publs. in LC database] in 1932; following final game of 1932 season, name changed to Boston Redskins [no publs. in LC database]; in 1937 moved to Washington, becoming the Washington Redskins)
Britannica (Website), viewed on May 30, 2023 (Washington Commanders; founded in 1932 as the Boston Braves [no access point found in OCLC]; name Boston Redskins [no access point found in OCLC] used 1933-1937; moved to Washington D.C. in 1937; changed name temporarily to Washington Football Team in 2020; adopted name Commanders in 2022)