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.
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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.
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.
For now, I will leave you with this golden memory.