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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 06/24/2020 1:37:21 PM PDT by C19fan

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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TOPICS: Local News; Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: 1984; blm; football; marshall; nationalfelonleague; nationalfelonsleague; nfhell; nfl; nofansleft; orwell; redskins; unperson; washingtonredskins
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Sellouts pandering to marists and radicals - wont be good for them ANY way it turns out.

BOYCOTT.

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61 posted on 06/24/2020 5:17:08 PM PDT by elbook
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To: C19fan

That was my first thought. Unperson. 1984 is here. Now we wait for the name change activists.


62 posted on 06/24/2020 5:22:12 PM PDT by dwg2
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To: albie

Washington Muckrakers


63 posted on 06/24/2020 5:30:03 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Nobody uses Unix anymore, it figures


64 posted on 06/24/2020 9:29:52 PM PDT by Phil DiBasquette
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To: Phil DiBasquette
Nobody uses Unix anymore, it figures

Well, your statement is wrong, so I'm not sure what exactly you're figuring.
65 posted on 06/24/2020 9:53:48 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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