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Long-Overdue Super Bowl Rings For Redskins “Scabs” Influenced By ESPN Documentary

It has been 30 years since the Washington Redskins won the 1987 NFL Super Bowl, and a significant piece in that championship season has finally gotten its due credit for their part. The “Scabskins” of the 1987 strike season went 3-0 in their brief NFL appearance. These “Scabs” came from many different professions and hardships of life, from school teachers to convicts, their walk of life was as real as it gets. Of course, they were not professional athletes, so many were not in football shape for the obvious reasons. It is no question that this was the ultimate coaching job for head coach Joe Gibbs and his staff, and Gibbs took the challenge head-on with no hesitation.