Football Program for Washington Redskins vs. New York Giants, 1937
date: label: date made
content: 1937
label: associated dates
content: 1980 / 1980
name: label: depicted
content: Washington Redskins
label: depicted
content: New York Giants
notes: label: Description
content: Program for a National Football League contest between the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants, held at Washington's Griffith Stadium, September 16, 1937. The game was the first for the Redskins in the nation's capital, having relocated from their original home of Boston. Led by rookie quarterback, and future hall of famer, Sammy Baugh, Washington would win the matchup 13-3. It was the first victory in an 8-3 season and the NFL championship, the franchises first.
label: Description
content: Given the derogatory nature of the name, Washington ceased using <i>Redskins</i> in 2020, rebranding themselves as the <i>Commanders</i> in 2022.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: United States
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Football
label: level of sport
content: Professional
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Judith A. Richardson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1980.0301.01
label: catalog number
content: 1980.0301.01
label: accession number
content: 1980.0301
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Program
label: Object Name
content: program, football
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 10 3/4 in x 7 3/4 in; 27.305 cm x 19.685 cm