List of Washington Redskins players

This is a list of American football players who have played for the Washington Redskins, as well as its predecessors the Boston Braves (1932) and Boston Redskins (1933–1936), in the National Football League (NFL). It includes players that have played at least five games in the NFL regular season.ref label|note01|a|a The Washington Redskins franchise was originally founded in Boston, Massachusetts as the Boston Braves, named after the local baseball franchise. [cite web | work=Washington Redskins' Official Website | url=http://www.redskins.com/team/history-history.jsp#1930 | title=History: History by Decades | accessdate=2008-01-11] The name was changed the next year to the Redskins. In 1937, the franchise moved to Washington, D.C. [cite web | work=Sportsecyclopedia | url=http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/washington/redskins.html | title=Washington Redskins (1937-present) | accessdate=2008-01-11]

The Redskins have played over one thousand games. In those games, the club won five professional American football championships including two NFL Championships and three Super Bowls. [cite web | work=NFLTeamHistory.com | url=http://www.nflteamhistory.com/nfl_teams/washington_redskins/championship_history.html | title=Washington Redskins Championship History | accessdate=2008-01-11] The franchise captured ten NFL divisional titles and six NFL conference championships. [cite web | work=CBS Sportsline | url=http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/teams/history/WAS | title=Washington Redskins History | accessdate=2008-01-11]

Overall, the Redskins have had a total of 23 players and coaches (17 primary, six minor)ref label|note02|b|b inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. [cite web | work=Pro Football Hall of Fame | url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/FranchiseMembersTotals.jsp | title=Breakdown of Hall of Famers by Team | accessdate=2008-01-13] Many Redskins players have also had successful college football careers, including five who were Heisman Trophy winners: Gary Beban, Desmond Howard, Vic Janowicz, George Rogers, and Danny Wuerffel. [cite web | work=Heisman Memorial Trophy Award website | url=http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html | title=Heisman Winners | accessdate=2008-04-02] In addition, the Heisman Trophy sculpture was modeled after Ed Smith in 1934, who became a Redskins player in 1936. [cite web | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3145185 | title=From the legendary to the little-known, Heisman history is never dull | publisher=ESPN | author=John D. Lukacs | date=2007-12-07 | accessdate=2008-04-02]

Several former players have become head coach of the Redskins, including Turk Edwards, Dick Todd, and Jack Pardee. [cite web | title=Washington Redskins History | work=CBS Sportsline | url=http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/teams/history/WAS | accessdate=March 14 | accessyear=2008 ] In addition, former players have become assistant coaches, such as Earnest Byner, Russ Grimm, and Greg Manusky. Other players have also become successful in non-sport activities, like acting (Terry Crews and Jamal Duff) and politics (Tom Osborne and Heath Shuler). [cite web | work=Fox News | url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,193719,00.html | title=Shuler, Swann Try to Be Next Football Stars Turned Politicians | accessdate=2008-04-04]

Players on the Redskins have also been related from time to time. In 1957, Redskins end Joe Walton became the first son of an NFL player to play in the league. His father, Frank Walton also played on the Redskins. Joe Krakoski and his son, also named Joe Krakoski, also both played for the Redskins. In addition, four sets of brothers have played with each other while on the Redskins: Chris and Nic Clemons, Cecil and Ray Hare, Ed and Robert Khayat, and Dan and Matt Turk.

Key

legend2|#FFE6BD|Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame|border=1px solid #AAAAAA
legend2|#FFCCCC|Voted one of the 70 Greatest Redskins|border=1px solid #AAAAAA [cite web | work=Washington Redskins | url=http://www.redskins.com/team/history-70.jsp | title=History : 70 Greatest Redskins | accessdate=2008-03-26]
legend2|#ddffdd|Redskins' first-round draft picks|border=1px solid #AAAAAA
legend2|#CFECEC|Replacement player during the 1987 NFL players strike|border=1px solid #AAAAAA [cite web | work=New York Times | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEED9123EF935A15753C1A961948260 | title=Redskins Get Rare Reaction | accessdate=2008-03-21]

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Notes

:"a" note label|note01|dummy|a Replacement players that played in all three games of the 1987 players strike are also included and identified.:"b" note label|note02|dummy|b Primary refers to the team or teams on which the Hall of Famer made his primary contribution to professional football. Minor refers to a Hall of Famer who spent only a minor portion of their career with a team.:"c" note label|note03|dummy|c The Redskins did not start recording jersey numbers until the 1937 season when they moved to Washington, DC.:"d" note label|note04|dummy|d For a full description of positions see American football positions.

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