Football Cards
Today's Washington Commanders franchise entered the NFL as the Boston Braves in 1932. The following year, 1933, the franchise owner, George Preston Marshall, renamed the team the Boston Redskins. In 1937, Marshall moved the team to Washington. The team retained the name Washington Redskins until 2020. It then played two seasons as the Washington Football Team, and it adopted the name Commanders in 2022.
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1935 Diamond Matchbooks | Cliff Battles | Boston Redskins | tailback, defensive back | West Virginia Wesleyan | College Hall of Fame 1955, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | |||
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1935 Diamond Matchbooks | Paul Collins | Boston Redskins | end, defensive end | Pittsburgh | ||||
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1935 Diamond Matchbooks | Turk Edwards | Boston Redskins | tackle | Washington State | College Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1969 | |||
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1935 National Chicle | 6 | Pug Rentner | Boston Redskins | back | Northwestern | College Hall of Fame 1979 | Rookie card Renter's legal name was Ernest John Rentner. |
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1935 National Chicle | 10 | Cliff Battles | Boston Redskins | tailback, defensive back | West Virginia Wesleyan | College Hall of Fame 1955, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | Rookie card | |
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1935 National Chicle | 11 | Turk Edwards | Boston Redskins | tackle | Washington State | College Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1969 | Rookie card | |
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1935 National Chicle | 27 | Bull Tosi | Boston Redskins | end | Boston College | Rookie card | ||
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1939 Redskins Matchbooks | Jim Barber | Washington Redskins | tackle | San Francisco | ||||
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1939 Redskins Matchbooks | Sammy Baugh | Washington Redskins | quarterback, coach | TCU | College Hall of Fame 1951, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | Pre-rookie card | ||
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1939 Redskins Matchbooks | Hal Bradley | Washington Redskins | end | Elon | ||||
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1939 Redskins Matchbooks | Vic Carroll | Washington Redskins | tackle, center | Nevada-Reno | ||||
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1939 Redskins Matchbooks | Bud Erickson | Washington Redskins | publicity director | Duke, Michigan State | ||||
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1939 Redskins Matchbooks | Andy Farkas | Washington Redskins | fullback | Detroit Mercy | ||||
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1939 Redskins Matchbooks | Frank Filchock | Washington Redskins | halfback, quarterback | Indiana | Filchock was the first head coach of the Denver Broncos. He coached the team in 1960 and 1961. | |||
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1939 Redskins Matchbooks | Ray Flaherty | Washington Redskins | end, defensive end | Washington State, Gonzaga | Pro Football Hall of Fame 1976 | |||
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1939 Redskins Matchbooks | Don Irwin | Washington Redskins | fullback, halfback | Colgate | ||||
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1939 Redskins Matchbooks | Ed Justice | Washington Redskins | halfback | Gonzaga | ||||
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1939 Redskins Matchbooks | Jim Karcher | Washington Redskins | guard | Ohio State | ||||
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1939 Redskins Matchbooks | Max Krause | Washington Redskins | back | Gonzaga | ||||
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1939 Redskins Matchbooks | Charley Malone | Washington Redskins | end | Texas A and M | ||||
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1939 Redskins Matchbooks | Bob Masterson | Washington Redskins | end | Miami Florida | ||||
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1939 Redskins Matchbooks | Wayne Millner | Washington Redskins | end, coach | Notre Dame | College Hall of Fame 1990, Commanders Ring of Fame , Pro Football Hall of Fame 1968 | Pre-rookie card | ||
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1939 Redskins Matchbooks | Mickey Parks | Washington Redskins | center, linebacker | Oklahoma | ||||
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1939 Redskins Matchbooks | Erny Pinckert | Washington Redskins | halfback | USC | College Hall of Fame 1957 | |||
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1939 Redskins Matchbooks | Steve Slivinski | Washington Redskins | guard, linebacker | Washington |