Raljon, Maryland


Raljon was a place name for the area around FedExField, in Landover, Maryland, where the Washington Football Team play. Former Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke derived the name from the names of his sons, Ralph and John. Introduced in 1997 to almost universal derision, the name enjoyed almost no currency beyond the Redskins and the USPS, which formally recognized the name after granting Cooke's request.
Tony Kornheiser said "Lucky for us, Cooke didn't name his kids Peter and Ennis."
Daniel Snyder discontinued the use of the name in 1999 when he bought the Redskins.