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1962, Sept 27 George Marshall and forced integration of the Redskins

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Pa,[a Daily News   9/27/1962



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Forced Integration
Marshall's Redskins were notable in pro football as the squad that had no Negro players. Redskin games were widely televised in Dixie and it may have been that Chief Redskin Marshall believed the Southerners would prefer an all-white team as its very own.

There was quite a hassle when Udall told Marshall to integrate, or else. Udall was backed by a Supreme Court decision which, in general terms, held that what the government subsidizes it can also control. So Udall said he would cancel Marshall's stadium contract if the Redskin color bar were maintained.

Marshall was given a season of grace - last season - with the understanding that there would be a Negro on the Redskin squad this year.
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