1982 Washington Redskins

The 1982 Washington Redskins Win A Proud Fan Base Its First Super Bowl

The NFL season of 1982 was overshadowed by labor difficulties and after two games, the season was temporarily shut down with a players’ strike. Play would not resume until November 21 with plans for a truncated nine-game schedule and divisional distinctions abandoned for playoff purposes. Nothing—not the strike, not broken momentum, not anyone in the NFL could stop the 1982 Washington Redskins, as they won the franchise’s first Super Bow

1982 Sports: Forgotten Baseball Moments, Another Garden Party & Legends Reach The Top

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This is part of a series of sports history articles aimed at preserving the best moments of the modern sports era, from 1976 to the present. The focus is team sports—college & pro basketball and football, major league baseball and hockey. This article offers a snapshot of 1982 sports, a year highlighted by some forgotten moments in major league baseball, the second straight big Game 7 in Boston Garden and two college legends finally getting a ring.