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Washington Redhawks
Team Information
Established	1942
Status	Active
Captain	Clayton Wescott QB
Titles	1976 (League Championship) 2007 (Division 3 Championship)

The Washington Redhawks are a team in Blitz: The League I and II. They were founded during the World War II era in 1942.

History:

Early Years and first League Championship

The Washington Redhawks joined The League in 1942 after Marshall Cooper consolidated The League from twelve teams to six teams to maximize coverage during World War II. In 1972 during an away game against the Baltimore Bearcats, Baltimore WR Lawrence Saunders is arrested for dodging the draft and Washington is able to use the disturbance to come from behind and defeat the Bearcats. Bearcats' owner Antonio Gerasi attempts to get the game results overturned and goes on to sue the federal government. He is unsuccessful, but when Saunders is killed in action in Vietnam six months later, it sparks a wave of anti-war protests. In 1976 following the Eastern-Western League merger, Washington begins play in Division I and wins the first ever combined League Championship. They fail to repeat the following year however losing to the Kansas City Crossfire.

Recent Years

By 2004 they had fallen all the way down into Division III, a Division that was created by the 1994 merger between The League and Clive Hanson's Scrub League. They were able to make the Division III Championship game but, lost to the Carolina Copperheads.

Captain Shakeups

Sometime in between the two Blitz games popular Redhawks QB Mike Mexico and DE Jacob Williams, were both arrested and put in federal prison. Williams, however, was released some time before the start of the 2009 season, while Mexico remains in jail. They would find a new QB in a former member of the player's team from the first Blitz game QB Clayton Wescott. The Redhawks would be promoted to Division II before the start of the 2007 season due to the Atlanta 404's expansion into The League, as they moved up with the 2006 Division III champions, the Vancouver Beavers.

Team Captain:

DE Jacob Williams (Blitz I)

QB Clayton Wescott (Blitz II)

Stadium: Redhawk Stadium

Washington Redhawks Roster (BtL I)

Redhawks
Quarterbacks 7 Mike Mexico QB 9 Lance Irwin QB 11 Timothy O'Hare QB Running Backs 26 Derick Trailer HB 28 Frank Terry HB 33 Sam Frederick HB 43 Al Thomas FB 37 Ryan Fieldman Wide Receivers 83 Omar Nolan WR 89 Brian Fetters WR 80 Charles Grimes WR 81 Terry Bidwell WR 84 Victor Chavez WR Tight Ends 82 Lawrence Lawson TE 88 Keith Colter TE 85 Rex Foster TE Offensive Line 68 Sam Farley C 78 Gunner Roberts G 73 Omar Sampson G		Defensive Linemen 94 Jacob Williams DE 93 Denard Walters DE 90 Julius Truman DT Linebackers 58 Fred Bates ILB 55 Chris Kelly LB 54 William Erickson LB 52 Lawrence Gale LB Defensive Backs 24 Willy Waxman CB 25 Steve Winston CB 36 Derrick Jacobs FS 32 Chris Bremen SS Special Teams 5 Jason Wells K 16 Sam Nelson P

Washington Redhawks Roster (BtL II)

Quarterbacks 11 Clayton Wescott QB 9 Lance Irwin QB Running Backs 26 Derick Trailer HB 28 Frank Terry HB 43 Al Thomas FB Wide Receivers 83 Omar Nolan WR 89 Brian Fetters WR 80 Charles Grimes WR 81 Terry Bidwell WR Tight Ends 82 Lawrence Lawson TE 88 Keith Colter TE Offensive Line 68 Sam Farley C 78 Gunner Roberts G 73 Omar Sampson G	Defensive Line 93 Denard Walters DE 94 E. Copersito DE 90 Julius Truman DT Linebackers 58 Fred Bates LB 96 J. Hug LB 56 O. Bryan LB 52 Lawrence Gale LB 54 William Erickson LB Defensive Backs 24 Willy Waxman CB 25 Steve Winston CB 20 ?. Faulkner CB 32 Chris Bremen SS 36 F. Hosn FS 21 ?. Ritter S 22 ?. Gaylord S Special Teams 5 Jason Wells K 16 Sam Nelson P