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2× NFL champion ( 1937, 1942) Pro Football Hall of Fame. George Preston Marshall (October 11, 1896 – August 9, 1969) was an American football executive who owned the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He founded the franchise as the Boston Braves in 1932 based on the remnants of the Newark Tornadoes, a defunct ...
Jun 24, 2020 · By Ken Belson. Published June 24, 2020 Updated July 16, 2020. George Preston Marshall, the original owner of the N.F.L. team in Washington that was the last franchise to integrate its roster,...
Oct 6, 2012 · The Redskins were owned by George Preston Marshall, who was born in segregated West Virginia to native Washingtonians. He attended segregated high schools in Washington. His family counted...
Jun 24, 2020 · The NFL’s Washington Redskins team is making a clean break with its past and is removing the name of founder George Preston Marshall from all official team material, as well as pulling his...
Jun 24, 2020 · The Redskins are removing former owner George Preston Marshall's name from their Ring of Fame at FedEx Field, according to a team spokesperson, less than a week after his statue was...
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Jun 24, 2020 · CNN — Less than a week after a monument to the founder of the Washington Redskins was removed over his racist past, the football team told CNN that George Preston Marshall’s tainted...
Jun 24, 2020 · Jun 24, 2020. Washington Football. he Redskins are removing founding owner George Preston Marshall’s name from their Ring of Fame at FedEx Field on Wednesday, team spokesperson Sean DeBarbieri confirmed. Marshall was the last NFL owner to integrate his franchise, signing the Redskins’ first Black player in 1962 only after federal officials ...
