5 Quotes by Tom Benjey

This was nowhere. But it became the birthplace of modern football.

To me, the central point with the naming issue is that Marshall thought he was Indian. Whether he was or not, maybe that doesn't matter so much.

Anything you read about Dietz is probably half off. Every day, it seems, I learn something new about him, and often, the truth makes the story even more interesting.

He took the players he found when he arrived and ran roughshod over the competition.

I don't think there's really any doubt that he was convinced. White people at that time had no reason to take on an Indian identity. He would've had a whole lot easier life if he didn't.