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Memory Lane For Bruce & George Allen 3

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Our walk down Memory Lane for Bruce and George Allen concludes today as the brothers get into one of the most successful periods of Redskins history, as well as the current team and the future of the franchise.

Bruce — the current general manager of the Redskins — and George — the former governor of Virginia — took a stroll down the “Hail To The Redskins Walk” Wednesday at Redskins Park, and Redskins.com was there with our cameras.

Here’s the fifth of six videos of Bruce and George Allen talking about the Redskins greats:

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: ‘Skins Take The Field

Several awesome moments have unraveled at today’s Redskins 80th Anniversary Homecoming festivities, but none of which has been better so far than Pedro “Pete” Taylor, Sean Taylor’s father, joining the Redskins defensive backs and safeties in their pre-game ritual prior to taking the field.

Sean Taylor is one of the “10 For 80″ honorees being celebrated today as one of the 80 Greatest Redskins of All-Time.

Also included in the video above are two cool exchanges — one between tight end Chris Cooley and “10 For 80″ honoree LaVar Arrington, and another between Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan and “10 For 80″ honoree Clinton Portis.

Also included is linebacker London Fletcher’s pre-game speech.

Enjoy.

Instagram Gallery: ‘Skins Warm Up

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Here’s several photos of today’s Redskins Alumni Homecoming as well as the current team warming up for today’s game vs. the Carolina Panthers.

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Follow 2012 Homecoming Festivities LIVE

The annual Washington Redskins Homecoming festivities are almost underway.

The Washington Redskins will welcome the “10 for 80” honorees, along with more than 150 other Redskins greats, for the team’s annual homecoming game today against the Carolina Panthers. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m, but the Homecoming festivities begin at 10 a.m. and can be seen LIVE and exclusively on Redskins.com.

Here’s how to follow along with Homecoming if you can’t make it today: Read more »

Memory Lane For Bruce & George Allen 2

See Part One

Our walk down Memory Lane for Bruce and George Allen continues today as the brothers get into an era of Redskins history they know very well.

That’s because it’s the era when their father, George Allen — or as their kids call him, “Grandcoach” — turned Washington into one of the more successful teams in the NFL.

George, who lived by the mantra “the future is now,” was a 2002 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee who compiled a 116-47-5 regular season record as the Redskins’ head coach from 1971 through 1977.

Bruce — the current general manager of the Redskins — and George — the former governor of Virginia — took a stroll down the “Hail To The Redskins Walk” Wednesday at Redskins Park, and Redskins.com was there with our cameras.

Here’s the third of six videos of Bruce and George Allen talking about the Redskins greats:

Read more »

Follow 2012 Homecoming Festivities LIVE

The countdown to the annual Washington Redskins Homecoming festivities is slowly but surely winding down.

The Washington Redskins will welcome the “10 for 80” honorees, along with more than 150 other Redskins greats, for the team’s annual homecoming game on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m, but the Homecoming festivities begin earlier in the day and can be seen LIVE and exclusively on Redskins.com.

Here’s how to follow along with Homecoming if you can’t make it on Sunday: Read more »

Yes, The Steelers Are Wearing These

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(Photos courtesy of The Pittsburgh Steelers Blog)

They’ve already been referred to by many national media outlets as “disturbingly ugly” and “absurd.” But I guess the Pittsburgh Steelers are taking the “I know you are, but what am I?” approach to their 80th-anniversary throwback uniforms.

Like, the Redskins, the Steelers are also celebrating their 80th year as an NFL franchise this season — and, like the Redskins, they’re doing so with commemorative set of uniforms. While the Redskins will wear their 80th Anniversary Uniforms at two home games to be determined, we’re all in for a treat when the Steelers dawn their throwbacks Sunday against the Washington Redskins at Heinz Field.

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Go: Ruth’s Chris 80th Anniversary Dinners

What better way to celebrate the Washington Redskins’ 80th-Anniversary season than with an excellent five-course meal and a glass of the team’s special 80th-Anniversary wine, Redskins Reserve?

Answer is: there is no better way.

Celebrate the Redskins’ 80th season in style at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, at Ruth’s Chris Steak House, the official steakhouse of the Washington Redskins, in Tysons Corner (Vienna), for the first of six exclusive dinners featuring five courses and the limited edition Reserve, the Redskins 80th-Anniversary wine, for just $85.

Here’s the full list of the Ruth’s Chris Steak House 80th Anniversary Dinners (each of which has a 6 p.m. start time):

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#Redskins80th Trivia A Success

We were running all around the Washington, D.C., area yesterday — and you found us.

Our #Redskins80th Trivia Challenge — one of the many aspects of our “Back to Football” week celebrations — was certainly a success.

For those of you who didn’t participate, you really missed out.

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10 For 80: Sean Taylor

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Note: The Redskins Blog will be profiling several former players, coaches and team officials eligible to be voted by you, the fans, in this year’s Redskins 80th Anniversary celebration. To vote for Sean Taylor or your 10 other all-timers to join the already-chosen list of the 70 Greatest Redskins, go to http://www.redskins80th.com/

As a beginning note, I couldn’t possibly begin to try to put the life and career of Sean Taylor into a few paragraphs.

So I turn to the writing of former Redskins.com writer Gary Fitzgerald, who wrote this piece shortly after Taylor died in November 2007 after suffering a fatal gunshot wound in his Miami home:

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