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Originally Posted by packs
So then the Washington Redskins are named the Redskins because they dislike Native Americans?
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Actually, quite the opposite. It was to
pay tribute to their coach at the time, William Henry "Lone Star" Dietz - a Native American.
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Originally Posted by cubsfan-budman
It's defined in the dictionary as a "slur".
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If Dietz thought it was a slur, why didn't he speak up at the time? I'd be willing to bet if he were alive today, he would have no problem whatsoever with the name.