George Preston Marshall born October 11, 1896, was an American businessman who founded the National Football League’s Washington Redskins. He started the team as the Boston Braves in 1932 and remained the organization’s principal owner until his death in 1969.

Marshall, a racial segregationist, was the last NFL owner to integrate African Americans into a team, finally doing so in 1962 on duress from the federal government, who threatened to ban use of D.C. Stadium, which they owned until he did.

Marshall was born in Grafton, West Virginia, to newspaper owners Thomas Hildebrand Marshall and Blanche Preston Marshall.  When he was a youngster, his family relocated to Washington, D.C., after his father purchased a laundromat there.

Marshall went to Friends Select School, where he played baseball, and then to Randolph–Macon College for a short time before dropping out at the age of 18.

George Preston Marshall Death

What did George Preston Marshall die of? Marshall died in his sleep in August 1969 at his house in Georgetown from hemiphlagia, a cardiac disease exacerbated by diabetes and arteriosclerosis.

George Preston Marshall Net worth

How much is George Preston Marshall worth? He is worth about $16 million.

George Preston Marshall political party

What is George Preston Marshall’s political party? It is not clear what political party George Preston Marshall belonged to.

George Preston Marshall Statue

After being damaged and vandalized during the George Floyd demonstrations, a monument of Marshall was removed from the grounds of RFK Stadium in June 2020.

The same month, Marshall’s name was removed from the team’s Ring of Fame at FedExField, as well as any references to him on the team’s website and the history wall at the team’s training facility in Ashburn, Virginia.