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Throwback Thursday: Redskins Equipment Man Speaks To The Superstitious Ways Of George Allen

For today's Throwback Thursday moment presented by SUBWAY® restaurants, Redskins.com spoke with a former equipment manager about some great stories of Pro Football Hall of Fame coach George Allen

George Allen was a superstitious man. If he felt something would help his team win football games – no matter how peripheral it was in the whole scheme of things – the Pro Football Hall of Fame coach would be reluctant to alter course.

Former Redskins equipment manager Tommy McVean had a front-row seat to Allen’s superstitious ways beginning in the 1971 season, Allen’s first year coaching the Redskins.