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Redskins plan to erase team’s founding owner from franchise history and here’s how they will do it
CBS Sports ^ | June 24, 2020 | ohn Breech
Posted on 6/24/2020, 4:37:21 PM by C19fan
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The Washington Redskins have decided to remove all references of original owner George Preston Marshall, who founded the team in 1933 and owned it until his death in 1969. According to the Washington Post, the Redskins plan to erase Marshall’s name from franchise history by removing his name from all official team material. This means Marshall will no longer be mentioned anywhere in their Ring of Fame, on their History Wall, or on the team’s official website.
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Cleveland Indians to consider name change
The Hill ^ | 07 03 2020 | Tal Axelrod
Posted on 7/3/2020, 11:16:23 PM by yesthatjallen
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The Cleveland Indians said Friday it will consider changing its name amid civil unrest over systemic racism and police brutality.
“We are committed to making a positive impact in our community and embrace our responsibility to advance social justice and equality,” the team said in a statement Friday. “Our organization fully recognizes our team name is among the most visible ways in which we connect with the community.
“We have had ongoing discussions organizationally on these issues. The recent social unrest in our community and our country has only underscored the need for us to keep improving as an organization on issues of social justice,” it added. “With that in mind, we are committed to engaging our community and appropriate stakeholders to determine the best path forward with regard to our team name.”