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The franchise was founded on the 9th of July 1932, in Boston under owner George Preston Marshall as the Boston Braves. The team was renamed the Boston Redskins in 1933 and moved to Washington, D.C., in 1937 before rebranding as the Washington Commanders in 2022.
The Commanders have won three Super Bowls: Super Bowl XVII in 1982, Super Bowl XXII in 1987, and Super Bowl XXVI in 1991. All three championships were won under head coach Joe Gibbs and owner Jack Kent Cooke.
The Redskins name was retired in July 2020 following pressure from sponsors including Nike, FedEx, and PepsiCo after a letter signed by 87 shareholders and investors urged them to cut ties with the team unless the name was changed. A 2020 study found that 49% of Native Americans considered the name offensive, rising to 67% among those more actively involved in Native American culture.
Doug Williams, quarterback for the Washington Redskins, became the first Black quarterback to lead his team to a Super Bowl championship when Washington defeated the Denver Broncos 42-10 in Super Bowl XXII on the 31st of January 1988, in San Diego. Williams threw four touchdowns in the second quarter.
Josh Harris and his ownership group agreed in May 2023 to purchase the franchise from Daniel Snyder for $6.05 billion, which was the highest price ever paid for a sports team at the time. The sale was approved by the NFL on the 20th of July 2023.
The Baugh/Marshall Rule was a rule change passed after the 1945 season declaring that any forward pass striking the goalpost would be ruled incomplete. It was named after Redskins quarterback Sammy Baugh and owner George Preston Marshall, who pushed for the change after a pass by Baugh struck the goalpost in the 1945 NFL Championship Game and was ruled a safety under the existing rules, contributing to a 15-14 loss to the Cleveland Rams.