Joe Gibbs Redskins

The 2005 Washington Redskins & Joe Gibbs’ Return

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Joe Gibbs had been one of the NFL’s greatest coaches during his 1981-92 run with the Washington Redskins, highlighted by three Super Bowl victories with three different starting quarterbacks. The franchise had fallen on hard times after his retirement, earning only one playoff berth in the ensuing eleven seasons. So when Gibbs came out of retirement prior to the 2004 season, it’s not for nothing that his was a second term that won bipartisan plaudits in the D.C. Beltway.

1980s Washington D.C. Sports High: Gibbs' Redskins & Big John's Hoyas

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Washington D.C. is undeniably in love with its Redskins, the one issue bipartisan agreement can be worked out in the nation’s capital. And over the past thirty years Georgetown basketball has become a popular commodity. The early part of the 1980s brought a high point to D.C, as each team won a championship, the Redskins went to two Super Bowls and the Hoyas made three Final Fours. The Notebook looks back on the period of 1982-85 that provided such highs for the fans of Washington D.C. sports.