The 1930s
1937 World Champion Redskins
George Preston Marshall
     George Preston Marshall was the owner of a laundromat in Washington DC. In 1932 he and three other partners were awarded an NFL franchise for Boston. They became known as the Boston Braves because they played on the same field as baseball's Boston Braves. Naming football teams the same as or similar to the hometown baseball team was common in the NFL's early years. Marshall's partners left the team after one season, leaving him in control. In 1933 he moved the team from Braves Field to Fenway Park, changing the team nickname to the Redskins. In 1937 he moved the team to Washington.

     Marshall did many things to try and endear the team to the people of Washington. During the 1937 season, Marshall rented a train and brought 10,000 fans to New York to watch the team play the New York Giants. These actions paid off, and even today, Redskins fans are considered among the league's greatest, and some of the most likely to travel in large numbers to away games.
Front row, left to right;  Wayne Milner, unknown, Jim Koucher, Ed Kalin, Turk Edwards, unknown, Ed Michaels, Cliff Battles, unknown. Second row; Vic Carroll, Ed Justice, Eddie Britt, Max Krause, Bob McChesney, Les Olsson, Riley Smith, Ed Kawal, Erny Pinckert. Back row; Coach Ray Flaherty, Coach Roy Baker, Chuck Bond, Jim Barber, Charley Malone, Ben Smith, Sammy Baugh, Bill Young, unknown coach.
1932
Record: 4-4-2 (4th in NFL)
Coach: Lud Wray
Games
Brooklyn Dodgers 14, Boston Braves 0
Boston Braves 14, New York Giants 6
Chicago Cardinals 9, Boston Braves 0
Boston Braves 0, New York Giants 0 (tie)
Boston Braves 7, Chicago Bears 7 (tie)
Boston Braves 19, Staten Island Stapletons 6
Green Bay Packers 21, Boston Braves 0
Portsmouth Spartans 10, Boston Braves 0
Boston Braves 8, Chicago Cardinals 6
Boston Braves 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 0

Passing                 Comp/Att       Yds     comp. %    TD/Int
Honolulu Hughes       11/57            134       19.3           1/9

Rushing               Att          Yds         Avg        TD
Cliff Battles           148          576          3.9          3
Jim Musick             88          316          3.6          1
Oran Pape                9          148         16.4
Ernie Pinckert          16           72           4.5

Receiving             Rec          Yds        Avg      TD 
Cliff Battles            5              60          15.0       1
Ernie Pinckert         3              42          14.0        
Les Woodruff         2              35          17.5
Honolulu Hughes     2              35          17.5


1933
Record: 5-5-2 (3rd in NFL-East)
Coach: Lone Star Deitz
Games
Boston Redskins 7, Green Bay Packers 7 (tie)
Chicago Bears 7, Boston Redskins 0
Boston Redskins 21, Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Boston Redskins 21, New York Giants 20
Portsmouth Spartans 13, Boston Redskins 0
Boston Redskins 10, Chicago Cardinals 0
Pittsburgh Pirates 16, Boston Redskins 14
Boston Redskins 10, Chicago Bears 0
New York Giants 7, Boston Redskins 0
Boston Redskins 20, Green Bay Packers 7
Brooklyn Dodgers 14, Boston Redskins 0
Boston Redskins 0, Chicago Cardinals 0 (tie)

Passing                 Comp/Att       Yds     comp%     TD/Int
Jim Musick               11/36           151       30.6           0/14
Steve Hokuff              8/18            105       44.4           0/0
Cliff Battles                5/21             65        23.8           0/3

Rushing                  Att          Yds        Avg       TD
Jim Musick              173          809         4.7         5
Cliff Battles              136          737         5.4         3
Erny Pinckert             53          216         4.1         0

Receiving                 Rec        Yds        Avg       TD
Cliff Battles                11          185        16.8        0
Ike Franklin                6             75        12.5        1
Erny Pinckert              4             71        17.8        0



1934
Record: 6-6 (2nd in NFL-East)
Coach: Lone Star Deitz
Games
Boston Redskins 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Brooklyn Dodgers 10, Boston Redskins 6
New York Giants 16, Boston Redskins 13
Boston Redskins 39, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Detroit Lions 24, Boston Redskins 0
Boston Redskins 6, Philadelphia Eagles 0
Boston Redskins 9, Chicago Cardinals 0
Green Bay Packers 10, Boston Redskins 0
Chicago Bears 21, Boston Redskins 0
Boston Redskins 14, Philadelphia Eagles 7
New York Giants 3, Boston Redskins 0
Boston Redskins 13, Brooklyn Dodgers 3

Passing              Comp/Att       Yds        comp%      TD/Int
Steve Hokuf          13/51            203          25.5           3/10
Hal McPhail            9/22              96          40.9            0/0
Doug Wycoff         6/30              93          20.0            1/7

Rushing               Att        Yds          Avg        TDs
Cliff Battles            96         480           5.0          6
Hal McPhail           94         356           3.8          1
Doug Wycoff       106        326            3.1         1
Erny Pinckert         34        102            3.0         1

Receiving             Rec         Yds         Avg        TDs
Charley Malone       11          131          11.9         2
Steve Hokuf            6            34            5.7          0
Cliff Battles             5            95           19.0         1


1935
Record: 2- 8-1 (4th in NFL East)
Coach: Eddie Casey
Games
Boston Redskins 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 3
New York Giants 20, Boston Redskins 12
Detroit Lions 17, Boston Redskins 7
New York Giants 17, Boston Redskins 6
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Boston Redskins 0
Detroit Lions 14, Boston Redskins 0
Philadelphia Eagles 7, Boston Redskins 6
Chicago Bears 30, Boston Redskins 14
Chicago Cardinals 6, Boston Redskins 0
Boston Redskins 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Boston Redskins 0, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 (tie)

Passing                 Comp/Att       Yds      Comp%     TD/Int
Bill Shepherd             21/55           318         38.2           1/14
Pug Rentner                9/50           148         18.0           1/15

Rushing                    Att         Yds       Avg        TDs
Bill Shephard               89          285         3.2          1
Pug Rentner                81          243         3.0          1
Cliff Battles                 67          230         3.4          1
Jim Musick                 60          174         2.9          2

Receiving                 Rec         Yds       Avg       TDs
Charley Malone           22           433       19.7        2
Flavio Tosi                 10           169       16.9        1
Erny Pinckert              5             60        12.0        0
NFL Standings
              1932
TEAM             W    L    T
Chicago Bears                7      1      6   
Green Bay Packers        10     3      1
Portsmouth Spartans       6     2      4 
Boston Braves                 4     4     2 
New York Giants            4     6      2 
Brooklyn Dodgers           3     9      0 
Chicago Cardinals           2     6      2 
Staten Island Stapletons   2     7      3

















                   1933
NFL East
TEAM               W     L    T
NY Giants                 11       3       0
Brooklyn Dodgers       5        4       1
Boston Redskins         5        5       2
Philadelphia Eagles      3        5       1
Pittsburgh Pirates       3         6      2

NFL West
Chicago Bears           10       2       1
Portsmouth Spartans   6       5       0
Green Bay Packers      5       7       1
Cincinnati Reds           3       6       1
Chicago Cardinals        1       9       1


















                1934
NFL East
TEAM             W     L     T
New York Giants      8        5       0
Boston Redskins       6        6       0
Brooklyn Dodgers     4        7       0
Philadelphia Eagles    4        7       0
Pittsburgh Pirates     2       10       0

NFL West
TEAM             W     L     T
Chicago Bears         13       0        0
Detroit Lions           10       3        0
Green Bay Packers    7       6        0
Chicago Cardinals     5       6        0
Cincinnati Reds         0       8        0
St Louis Gunners      1       2        0
















                      1935
NFL East
TEAM            W      L      T
New York Giants    9         3         0
Brooklyn Dodgers   5         6         1
Pittsburgh Pirates    4         8         0
Boston Redskins     2         8         1
Philadelphia Eagles  2         9         0

NFL West
TEAM             W       L      T
Detroit Lions           7          3         2
Green Bay Packers   8          4         0
Chicago Bears          6          4         2
Chicago Cardinals     6          4         2
Cliff Battles
Turk Edwards
Charley Malone
Wayne Milner
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