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      • George Preston Marshall bought the Boston Braves in 1932 and renamed the team the “Redskins” the following year. He was the last team owner in pro football to sign a black player, doing so in 1962 only after the federal government threatened to revoke the team’s lease on its stadium.
      www.nytimes.com › 2020/06/24 › sports

      Redskins Cling to Team’s Name but Erase Former Owner’s

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › George_Preston_MarshallGeorge Preston Marshall - Wikipedia

    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 ...

  4. www.nytimes.com › 2020/06/24 › sportsRedskins Cling to Team’s Name but Erase Former Owner’s

    Jun 24, 2020 · Share full article. George Preston Marshall bought the Boston Braves in 1932 and renamed the team the “Redskins” the following year. He was the last team owner in pro football to sign a black...

  5. archive.thinkprogress.org › the-81-year-oldThe 81-Year-Old Newspaper Article That ... - ThinkProgress

    May 30, 2014 · Joe Marshall didn’t reference Dietz in his story, instead writing that the team wanted to “change names but keep the Indian motif”: The Redskins also copied a baseball team, the Boston...

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  7. athlonsports.com › nfl › washington-redskins-factsWashington Redskins: 10 Facts About the Team's Name

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    • The term "Redskin" was considered racist in the late 1800s. It is generally understood that whites and Native Americans both used the term "redskin" in the 18th and first half of the 19th Centuries.
    • The team started out as the Boston Braves. George Preston Marshall founded the team as the Boston Braves in 1932. He gave the franchise that name because the team played at Braves Field, home of MLB's Boston Braves.
    • The name was changed for marketing purposes. in 1933, Marshall moved the team to Fenway Park and changed the name to the Redskins. A common misconception is that he did it in honor of the team's head coach, William Henry "Lone Star" Dietz, who was Native American, along with other players on the team.
    • The Redskins were the first franchise to switch cities and keep its mascot. It was common for franchises in the early days of the NFL to change their mascots when they moved to a new city.

  8. www.profootballhof.com › george-preston-marshallGeorge Preston Marshall | Pro Football Hall of Fame

    Learn More. George Preston Marshall was operating a laundry business in Washington, D.C., when, in 1932, he made the fateful decision to become part owner of the new Boston Braves franchise in the National Football League. His three partners dropped out when the Braves' first-season losses reached $46,000 but Marshall stayed to contribute to ...

  9. harvardpolitics.com › owns-redskinsWho Owns the 'Redskins'? - Harvard Political Review

    Jun 2, 2014 · June 2, 2014. In 1932, a money-minded showman named George Preston Marshall bought a team called the Boston Braves in the young, developing National Football League (NFL). His second head coach hired in his second year of ownership—the team began the tradition of new blood under the headset each season much longer ago than many believe—was ...

  10. www.bostonglobe.com › sports › 2013/12/29Redskins name debate traces to Boston - The Boston Globe

    Dec 29, 2013 · Owner George Preston Marshall in 1932 brought his NFL team to Boston, where it played at Braves Field for a season. He then moved it to Fenway Park, its home from 1933-36, and changed its...