Joe Theismann
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Joseph Robert Theismann is an American former professional football player, sports commentator, corporate speaker, and restaurateur. He rose to fame playing quarterback in the National Football League
Theismann in 2021
Theismann at practice
Joe Theismann's NFL rings; his 1983 NFC Championship ring (left), and his 1982 Super Bowl XVII Championship ring (right)
Theismann with John Elway in 2018
Washington Commanders
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The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League as a member of the National F
Joe Theismann
…He rose to fame playing quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). Theismann spent 12 seasons with the Washington Redskins, where he was a two-time Pro Bowler and led the team to consecutive Super Bowl appearances, winning Super Bowl XVII over the Miami Dolphins and losing…
Team founder George Preston Marshall with head coach Ray Flaherty, 1937
Marshall talking to players Wayne Millner, Charlie Malone, Vic Carroll, Bill Young, Ed Michaels, and Jim Garber in 1937, their first season in Washington, D.C.
U.S. president Richard Nixon meeting with the team, 1971
Head coach Joe Gibbs won Super Bowls in 1982, 1987, and 1991. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1996.