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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 · Associated Press. 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...
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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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...
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...
Jun 24, 2020 · ESPN. 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...
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. Mr....
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