George Preston Marshall
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George Preston Marshall was an American professional football executive who founded the National Football League 's Washington Redskins. The team began play as the Boston Braves in 1932; he renamed th
Marshall in 1937
Marshall talking with Washington Redskins players, 1937
Marshall with Redskins head coach Ray Flaherty, 1937
NFL commissioner Bert Bell and Marshall presenting Redskins tickets to U.S. president Harry Truman, 1949
Ernie Davis
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Ernest R. Davis was an American college football player who was a halfback for the Syracuse Orangemen and won the Heisman Trophy in 1961. He was the award's first black recipient. Davis was selected f
George Preston Marshall
…land. As well, the Constitution vests Congress, and ipso facto the federal government, with ultimate authority over the capital. Marshall selected Ernie Davis, Syracuse University's All-American running back, as his top draft choice in the 1962 NFL draft. However, Davis refused to play for the team and was…
Davis with the Cleveland Browns in 1962
Ernie Davis Statue at Syracuse University campus.
Plaque on statue, Ernie Davis Academy, Elmira, New York
Davis' gravestone, Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, NY