The first game took place in Griffith Stadium on October 9, 1960 and was won by the Redskins.
The monument to him that once stood outside Griffith Stadium has been moved to the school's campus.
Griffith Stadium hosted numerous football events before the Redskins moved there in 1937.
Griffith Stadium was home to many events other than baseball and football.
The final baseball game at Griffith Stadium was played on September 21, 1961, before a crowd of only 1,498 fans.
Griffith Stadium now had no tenants, and sat empty for several years, deteriorating, with the field taking on the appearance of a prairie.
Howard played most of its games at nearby Griffith Stadium, where crowds of 17,000 to 20,000 people were common from the 1920s into the 1960s.
And they played other home games in Washington's Griffith Stadium when the Senators were away.
This season was also the last one in their old stadium, Griffith Stadium.
The weathered green seat from the presidential box at old Griffith Stadium in Washington.