Barry PetcheskyBarry Petchesky|published: Fri 8th November, 17:40 2013

The original Redskin wasn't a Redskin: Coach William "Lone Star" Dietz, who was the inspiration for the team name, was just a German-American guy from Wisconsin who was jailed for claiming he was American Indian to get out of the draft during World War I. [ Washington Post]

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