Pro Football Hall of Fame - Hall of Famer George Preston Marshall was born OTD in 1896. Hall of Fame Enshrinement Class of 1963. He was the owner and president of the
![George Preston Marshall, left, owner of the Washington Redskins, announced after a Washington luncheon, the signing of Dudley S. DeGroot, right, one-time Stanford University star, as new coach replacing Arthur "Dutch" Bergman, George Preston Marshall, left, owner of the Washington Redskins, announced after a Washington luncheon, the signing of Dudley S. DeGroot, right, one-time Stanford University star, as new coach replacing Arthur "Dutch" Bergman,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MMKKT8/george-preston-marshall-left-owner-of-the-washington-redskins-announced-after-a-washington-luncheon-the-signing-of-dudley-s-degroot-right-one-time-stanford-university-star-as-new-coach-replacing-arthur-dutch-bergman-center-march-18-1944-ap-photoherbert-k-white-2MMKKT8.jpg)
George Preston Marshall, left, owner of the Washington Redskins, announced after a Washington luncheon, the signing of Dudley S. DeGroot, right, one-time Stanford University star, as new coach replacing Arthur "Dutch" Bergman,
![Monument For Washington Football Team's Racist Founder Removed From RFK Stadium After Being Defaced | DCist Monument For Washington Football Team's Racist Founder Removed From RFK Stadium After Being Defaced | DCist](https://dcist.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/06/IMG_2009-1024x578.jpg)
Monument For Washington Football Team's Racist Founder Removed From RFK Stadium After Being Defaced | DCist
![Michael Beschloss on Twitter: "American Nazis in 1961 support Washington football owner George Preston Marshall, the most segregationist owner in NFL: #Leifer https://t.co/lFXhFgWu3V" / Twitter Michael Beschloss on Twitter: "American Nazis in 1961 support Washington football owner George Preston Marshall, the most segregationist owner in NFL: #Leifer https://t.co/lFXhFgWu3V" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCjXNZQXIAQ18yO.jpg)
Michael Beschloss on Twitter: "American Nazis in 1961 support Washington football owner George Preston Marshall, the most segregationist owner in NFL: #Leifer https://t.co/lFXhFgWu3V" / Twitter
![Granddaughter of former Redskins owner George P. Marshall condemns team's name - The Washington Post Granddaughter of former Redskins owner George P. Marshall condemns team's name - The Washington Post](https://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_480w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2014/07/22/Local/Advance/Images/Merlin_14786204.jpg?uuid=0D3X7BHHEeSY7trqhRM7yQ)
Granddaughter of former Redskins owner George P. Marshall condemns team's name - The Washington Post
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