Los Angeles
CHANGE MY LOCATION
Mark Newgent
Washington Redskins ExaminerA lifelong Skins fan and second-year season ticket holder; Mark Newgent brings a passionate fan perspective to Examining the Burgundy and Gold.
Examiner Feeds
These websites were picked by the Washington Redskins Examiner as useful resources.- WaPo Redskins Insider
- The Curly R
- Hogs Haven
- Chris Cooley's Blog
- The Official Redskins Blog
- Rich Tandler's Real Redskins
- Mister Irrelevant
- The Warpath
- DC Sports Bog
- Homer McFanboy
- Player Haters Ball
- Riggos Rag
- Redskins Bandwagon
- Extremeskins Message Board
- Official Redskins News
- Redskins 360
- Washingtonpost.com Redskins coverage
- Redskins Heads Network
Washington DC Examiners
Jennifer Gill
D.C. Running Examiner
Most Recent Post
Bethesda, MD named healthiest city for women by SELF magazine
D.C. Running Examiner
Most Recent Post
Bethesda, MD named healthiest city for women by SELF magazine
Send us your topic suggestions
Showing entries for Category: Sammy-Baugh
Hail to the Redskins
5 comments
by Mark Newgent, Washington Redskins Examiner
.gif)
Hi folks,
I cannot tell you how excited I am to be the DC Redskins Examiner. I am a lifelong Skins fan, born and bred in the DC area (Hyattsville, MD). My formative years coincided with the halcyon days of the first Gibbs era. My wardrobe consisted of a Love them Hogs T-shirt and a Riggo’s Rangers mesh cap. In high school, I would sneak a read of Tony Kornheiser’s Redskins Bandwagon column during my senior Brit Lit class. In fact, I sat in the same Algebra II class with Coy Gibbs. I fondly remember the Hogs, the Fun Bunch, the Smurfs, the Pearl Harbor Crew, and the Posse.
.gif)
I come from a long line of Redskins fans. My uncle adores Sonny Jurgensen, for me there is no one better than the Diesel. However, my 89 year-old grandmother says Jurgensen and Riggins are pikers compared to “Slingin' Sammy" Baugh. While I saw games at RFK and Fed Ex and read Tony Kornheiser, she watched games at Griffith Stadium and read Shirley Povich. She even drops the f-bomb, “fiddlesticks” when things go bad for the Skins. Just last season my family made its way off the legendary wait list for season tickets.
.jpg)
And that friends, is from whence I come.
In this space, I will provide a fan’s view of the team and game summaries from the perspective of Section 444. A new coach, a new offense (again), one thing is for sure, it is going to be very interesting season.
I welcome any comments and suggestions, feel free to email me at MarkNewgent@comcast.net.
For now, I will leave you with this golden memory.
Topics: Redskins , Sonny Jurgenson , Sammy Baugh , Riggo
Subscribe
Feed
