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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 ...
- Founder and owner
- Randolph-Macon College
- October 11, 1896, Grafton, West Virginia, U.S.
- August 9, 1969 (aged 72), Washington, D.C., U.S.
Jun 24, 2020 · George Preston Marshall, the original owner of the N.F.L. team in Washington that was the last franchise to integrate its roster, will have his name removed from the team’s stadium and...
Full Name: George Preston Marshall. Birthdate: Oct. 11, 1896. Birthplace: Grafton, W. Va. Died: Aug. 9, 1969. High School: Friends Select (Washington D.C.) Enshrined into Pro Football Hall of Fame: Sept. 7, 1963
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Sep 4, 2011 · As Thomas G. Smith writes in his new book, Showdown: JFK and the Integration of the Washington Redskins, Redskins owner George Preston Marshall was quite happy running the last segregated...
Jun 24, 2020 · George Preston Marshall, the NFL's Washington Redskins founder and a segregationist, is removed from all official team material and the stadium's Ring of Fame. His statue outside the former stadium is also torn down by the city after being vandalized.
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 a...
George Preston Marshall, founder, owner and president emeritus of the Washington Redskins football club, died in his sleep at his Georgetown home yesterday at 7:55 a.m. He was 72.
