Guest Spearfeather Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Did they talk about how much of an SOB George Preston Marshall was? I'm just now finding out....if anyone's interested, read "America's Game" by Malcom McCambridge. It's a fascinating book on the history of pro football. Yeah...although Bobby Mitchell said he and Marshall actually got along fairly well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowplay Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Yeah...although Bobby Mitchell said he and Marshall actually got along fairly well. Yeah but do you know the story of how the Skins got Mitchell? From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Preston_Marshall "While the rest of the league began signing individual blacks in 1946 and actually drafting blacks in 1949, Marshall held out until 1962 before signing a black player. That only came when Interior Secretary Stewart Udall issued an ultimatum--unless Marshall signed a black player, the government would revoke the Redskins' 30-year lease on the year-old D.C. Stadium (now RFK Stadium), which had been paid for by government money. Marshall's chief response was to make Ernie Davis, Syracuse's all-American running back, his number one draft choice for 1962. Ernie Davis's response was: "I won't play for that S.O.B." He demanded a trade and got one, to Cleveland for All-Pro Bobby Mitchell. Mitchell was the first African American football player to play a game for the Redskins, and he played with the team for several years, initially at running back, but he made his biggest impact at wide receiver." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdowwe Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Wish I could have seen it. Im sure its downloadable somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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