Washington Redskins: The Glory Days

Source:Billy Blythe- Redskins LB Chris Hamburger.

Source:Real Life Journal

“Washington Redskins 60’s 70’s 80’s”

From Billy Blythe 

If you look at the history of the Washington Redskins, they’ve only really had two decades where they’ve been really good for most of that decade. They only had one winning season in the entire 1960s and that was with Vince Lombardi, who didn’t lose anywhere and probably could’ve taken the Detroit Lions to the Super Bowl and that was in 1969. And yes, they won the Super Bowl in 1991,  but after 1992 they missed the playoffs for six straight seasons, including 4 losing seasons from 1993-98 and went through two head coaches.

But in the 1970s and 80s the Redskins were winners and champions for both of those decades, under George Allen and later George Gibbs. From 1971-89, they had 14 winning seasons, won 5 NFC East titles, 4 NFC championships, and two Super Bowls. Only the San Francisco 49ers won more games in the 1980s than the Redskins and only the 49ers won more Super Bowls in that decade. 

And since Joe Gibbs left after the 1992 season, the Redskins have either been really bad or stuck in mediocrity winning 7-9 games when they haven’t been horrible, but for the most part haven’t been good for a really long time, let alone Super Bowl contenders and champions, for multiple reasons mostly relating their management. (Or lack of it) But there was once a time when the Washington Redskins weren’t just good or really good or consistent winners even, but when they were one of the premiere franchises in the National Football League and pro sports in general.