The Washington football team in 1961. (Image source: RedskinsCardMuseum.com)

The Washington football team in 1961. (Image source: RedskinsCardMuseum.com)

"The Whitest Huddle of Any Team in the League"

By 1952, every team in the National Football League had African-American players... except one. Washington Redskins (now Commanders) team founder and owner George Preston Marshall refused to integrate and dragged his feet for ten more years until his hand was forced.