I see the burgundy and gold jerseys everywhere — on ... We constantly talked about Joe Theismann, John Riggins and Joe Gibbs, with “Hail to the Redskins” playing on infinite repeat.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. FILE - Washington Redskins's John Riggins (44) heads for the end zone for the team's second touchdown in the ...

Fullback John Riggins churned out a Super Bowl-record 166 yards on 38 carries to spark the Redskins to a come-from-behind 27-17 win over the Dolphins. For Riggins, voted the game’s most valuable ...

However, what John Riggins ... playoff games, Riggins set NFL records with 136 carries and 610 rushing yards, the most in either category in a single postseason. He led the Redskins to an NFL ...

If it hadn’t turned into the John Riggins Bowl, Super Bowl XVII may have ... up on the Pittston Tomato Festival Lot in full regalia: jerseys, hats, scarves, banners, balloons, pennants, kids ...

Washington Redskins 9 The Washington Redskins had a chance to make things interesting in Super Bowl XVIII, but John Riggins was stopped on a fourth-and-one play before Marcus Allen scored on an ...

Barkley is also within striking distance of another mark. He need to gain 169 yards on the ground in the Super Bowl to break John Riggins' record for the most (610) in a single postseason.

Back in the 1982 postseason, Hall of Fame running back John Riggins rushed for 610 yards ... back in the 1990 NFC wild-card round. The then-Redskins defeated the Eagles 20-6 at the old Veteran's ...

It wasn't until returning from a contract dispute that cost him an entire season that running back John Riggins really turned ... record 166 in the Washington Redskins' 27-17 win over Miami ...

Once upon a time, the team then known as the Redskins pulled together shoe-shine ... It sometimes made news: In 1985, the running back John Riggins was invited to a black-tie “Salute to Congress ...