It has been 32 years. Well, eleven thousand, seven hundred, two days to be exact. That is how many sunrises and sunsets the world has witnessed since Joe Gibbs was hoisted in the air by jubilant players after the Washington Redskins beat the Buffalo Bills 37-24 to win Super Bowl XXVI.
Washington's franchise has not yet returned to football's biggest game since that time. They haven't really gotten all that close to being at the center of the NFL universe for fine on-field performance. Scandal and gross incompetence? Yeah, they've been the center of attention because of those reasons plenty since winning their third Lombardi trophy.
With Super Bowl LVIII between the San Francisco 49ers – gong for their sixth ever Super Bowl title and second since 1992 – and the Kansas City Chiefs – going for their third in the last five years – has got Kevin Sheehan feeling sentimental? Well, not exactly.
Responding to a message from a younger listener, Sheehan describes what it was actually like to root for the Redskins - his football team – when they were consistently a championship contender and in the Super Bowl. (Listen to that segment on the audio player above).
Then, Sheehan turned the airwaves over to fans, so they could have their say about their memories of the glory years of football in Washington D.C. Listen below: