List of Washington Redskins head coaches

List of Washington Redskins head coaches

This is a complete list of Washington Redskins head coaches. There have been 26 head coaches for the Washington Redskins, including coaches for the Boston Redskins (1933–1936) and Boston Braves (1932), of the National Football League (NFL). The Redskins franchise was founded 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=2008-03-14] The team changed their name to the Redskins in 1933 and moved to Washington, D.C. in 1937. [cite web | work=Sportsecyclopedia | url=http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/washington/redskins.html | title=Washington Redskins (1937-present) | accessdate=2008-03-14]

Joe Gibbs is the only coach to have more than one tenure. Two different coaches have won NFL championships with the team: Ray Flaherty in 1937 and 1942, and Joe Gibbs in 1982, 1987, and 1991. [cite web | work=NFLTeamHistory.com | url=http://www.nflteamhistory.com/nfl_teams/washington_redskins/championship_history.html | title=Washington Redskins Championship History | accessdate=2008-03-14] Gibbs is the all-time leader in games coached and wins, and Dudley DeGroot leads all coaches in winning percentage with .737 (with at least one full season coached). [cite web|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/DeGrDu0.htm|title=Dudley DeGroot's Coaching Record|publisher=Pro Football Reference|accessdate=2008-03-14] Mike Nixon is statistically the worst coach the Redskins have had in terms of winning percentage, with .182. [cite web|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/NixoMi0.htm|title=Mike Nixon's Coaching Record|publisher=Pro Football Reference|accessdate=2008-03-14]

Of the 26 Redskins coaches, seven have been elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, including Ray Flaherty, Turk Edwards, Curly Lambeau, Otto Graham, Vince Lombardi, George Allen, and Joe Gibbs. [cite web | title=Hall of Famers by Franchise | work=Pro Football Hall of Fame Official website | url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/teams.html | accessdate=March 14 | accessyear=2008] Several former players have been head coach for the Redskins, including Turk Edwards, Dick Todd, and Jack Pardee. In addition, former players have become assistant coaches, such as Earnest Byner and Russ Grimm. The current coach is Jim Zorn, who was hired on February 9, 2008.cite web | work=Yahoo Sports | url=http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=A0WTeTwBQa5H_ekAeAI5nYcB?slug=ap-redskins-zorn&prov=ap&type=lgns | title="It's quite intimidating": 1st-timer Zorn takes Redskins reins | accessdate=2008-03-14] Statistics correct as of January 5, 2008, after the end of the 2007 NFL season.

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