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FILE - In this undated file photo, Chicago Bears founder George Halas points to a picture of the 1920 Decatur Staleys football club, which later became the Bears. The first season, 1920, the American Professional Football Association had 14 teams including the Decatur Staleys. (The News-Gazette via AP, File)

LOVERRO: Old-school Washington-Chicago rivalry once ruled the NFL

By Thom Loverro

FILE- In this Dec. 24, 1972, file photo, Washington Redskins coach George Allen waves to fans at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington as he leaves the field following the team's 16-3 win over the Green Bay Packesr in an NFL playoff game. At left is linebacker Harold McLinton. Washington’s NFL team will get rid of the name "Redskins" on Monday, July 13, according to multiple reports. It’s unclear when a new name will be revealed for one of the league’s oldest franchises. The team launched a "thorough review" of the name July 3.(AP Photo, File)

This isn’t good-bye, team you love left long ago

By Thom Loverro

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2017, file photo, the George Preston Marshall monument outside RFK stadium in Washington is shown. The Washington Redskins are removing former owner George Preston Marshall from their ring of fame and striking all references to him on their website, a spokesman confirmed Wednesday, June 24, 2020. It's the latest move made to cut ties with the legacy of the team's racist founder, who refused to integrate by signing Black players until “forced to do so” in 1962, more than a decade after the rest of the NFL. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

George Preston Marshall and the dustbin of history

By Thom Loverro

Washington Redskins founder and president George Preston Marshall (Associated Press)

Redskins remove George Preston Marshall from Ring of Fame

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2017, file photo, the George Preston Marshall monument outside RFK stadium in Washington is shown. The Washington Redskins are removing former owner George Preston Marshall from their ring of fame and striking all references to him on their website, a spokesman confirmed Wednesday, June 24, 2020. It's the latest move made to cut ties with the legacy of the team's racist founder, who refused to integrate by signing Black players until “forced to do so” in 1962, more than a decade after the rest of the NFL. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Redskins removing ex-owner Marshall from Ring of Fame

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

Empty standing room spots are seen at FedEx Field during the first half of an NFL football game between the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

LOVERRO: Keeping name or changing it costs Redskins

By Thom Loverro

Washington Redskins founder and president George Preston Marshall (Associated Press)

George Preston Marshall, Redskins founding owner, statue removed outside RFK Stadium

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

HELLER: Marshall plan was reign of error

By Dick Heller - The Washington Times

This date in Redskins history

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