Talk:George Preston Marshall

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Laundries
I don't have any authorities to cite, but Marshall's daughter told me that his father, a newspaper owner, received a laundry (or two) in payment for a bad debt. Marshall wanted to be an actor, but was blacklisted, so his father put him in charge of the laundry. Unfree (talk) 05:16, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Basketball
Before getting into football, Marshall (with several friends) owned a basketball team. If I recall correctly, it wasn't successful, despite a name change. Marshall bought out his partners either before or after trading the basketball team for a football team -- also according to my conversations with his daughter, Catherine. Unfree (talk) 05:24, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Funeral
Marshall's funeral at the National Cathedral drew immense crowds and was covered by all the networks. It deserves a paragraph or two. Unfree (talk) 06:04, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Controversy
The controversy over Marshall's long-maintained claim that his team's fans would never tolerate racial integration deserves much more discussion, as do other controversies involving him. He loved any kind of publicity, and wasn't beyond stirring up plenty of controversy to get it. His frequent criticism of his coaches' decisions was calculated more to get people excited about football than to blow off steam or win support for himself. Also, Charlie Taylor deserves a mention, since Bobby Mitchell wasn't the only early African-American to win over the fans. His catches of Sonny Jurgenson's passes, especially long ones, were thrilling, and well worth the price of admission. Marshall also had immense respect for his older veterans, especially linemen. Many of them had long careers and made the team famous not only for protecting their own quarterback, but for taking down their opponent's. They managed to get away with a lot of holding, too. Unfree (talk) 06:04, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

First wife
Marshall's first wife, Elizabeth Mortenson, deserves a mention. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.189.170.170 (talk) 22:03, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Owner
It's not true that Marshall owned the NFL! --George Marshall Price of Miami 172.56.26.213 (talk) 16:16, 15 September 2014 (UTC)

Marriages
Marshall was married at least three times. Nobody called his father "Hill"; it was always "T. Hill". Corinne Griffith was the most popular of his wives. Besides "Father's Delicate Condition", she wrote "Eggs I Have Known", and was frequently seen at ball games. He spent most of his life alone with his servants, all of whom were African-Americans. He was part American Indian himself, and certainly never considered "redskin" an insult; quite the opposite. He was related to Pocahontas. Though his mistreatment of women was mostly a charade, there was some truth to it. He was a serious student of Thomas Jefferson. --George Marshall Price (Miami) 172.56.27.60 (talk) 16:31, 15 September 2014 (UTC)

Should this be mentioned?
Given the current controversy about the team name, this might be of interest... Hobbitschuster (talk) 00:44, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

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Pun?
"he was the owner of a chain of laundries"

"The team folded in 1928.

Not encyclopedic. It's dually so without citation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.192.103.121 (talk) 02:30, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

Recent edit regarding recent name change
I'm still not happy with my change. Maybe someone with better skills than I could reword the into so it is more clear to use either Braves, Redskins or Washington Football Team when referring to the team. For example, "...founded the Braves, later known as the Redskins, in 1932". Or "...founder of the Washington Football Team, then known as the Boston Braves..." Or a better way I'm not even thinking of. --DB1729 (talk) 21:18, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

Pretty sure that he didn't say quite THAT...
"Marshall said that he chose the name so that the team could keep its Native American logos."

Doubtful that he used the expression "Native American". "American Indian" isn't derogatory; it's perfectly acceptable, and it's probably closer to what he said.

Drsruli (talk) 02:52, 18 November 2021 (UTC)