The Washington Redskins have decided to remove the name of former owner George Preston Marshall from their Ring of Fame. Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

Washington Redskins remove George Preston Marshall from Ring of Fame

Originally posted on Sportsnaut | By Matt Johnson | Last updated 6/24/20

The Washington Redskins are removing the name of former team owner George Preston Marshall from their Ring of Fame, just a week after his statue outside of the old RFK Stadium was removed.

Marshall, the founding owner of the team, was the last owner to allow Black players in the NFL.

Washington Redskins are removing George Preston Marshall’s name from their Ring of Fame at FedEx Field less than a week after his statue was removed from their former home, per @john_keim. Marshall was the last NFL owner to integrate his franchise.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 24, 2020

Even as the league began integrating in 1946, Marshall objected to the NFL’s move forward and didn’t sign a Black player until 1962. The decision came, per ESPN , only after Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall threatened to revoke the team’s stadium lease if he wouldn’t integrate.

City officials decided to remove Marshall’s statue from outside RFK Stadium, the team’s former home. Meanwhile, the Redskins previously announced they would rename the “George Preston Marshall level” at FedEx Field after Bobby Mitchell, the team’s first Black player.

Marshall’s bust at the Pro Football Hall of Fame is currently set to remain there, per ProFootballTalk, due to the HOF’s policy of busts remaining their forever.

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