Posted on Jun 23, 2020
Schott-Free: University Of Cincinnati Trustees Vote To Take Name Off Ballpark
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In the current climate, a lot. And enough to force change when that name offends.
On Tuesday, the University of Cincinnati board of trustees voted unanimously to take down the name of Marge Schott from the school's baseball stadium, effective immediately.
The board cited Schott's "record of racism and bigotry" in making its decision.
Schott, who died in 2004, was the wildly controversial owner of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds from 1984 to 1999. Her racial and ethnic slurs against African American, Jewish and Japanese people prompted a one-year ban from baseball in 1993. After praising Adolf Hitler in a 1996 ESPN interview, Schott was forced to give up day-to-day control of the Reds until 1998.
She was also a philanthropist in her hometown of Cincinnati. She gave money, through her foundation, to the city zoo, hospitals and the university. Her $2 million gift to the school's athletic programs led to the 2006 naming of Marge Schott Stadium.
But now, 14 years later, Schott's controversies have superseded her giving.
On Tuesday, the University of Cincinnati board of trustees voted unanimously to take down the name of Marge Schott from the school's baseball stadium, effective immediately.
The board cited Schott's "record of racism and bigotry" in making its decision.
Schott, who died in 2004, was the wildly controversial owner of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds from 1984 to 1999. Her racial and ethnic slurs against African American, Jewish and Japanese people prompted a one-year ban from baseball in 1993. After praising Adolf Hitler in a 1996 ESPN interview, Schott was forced to give up day-to-day control of the Reds until 1998.
She was also a philanthropist in her hometown of Cincinnati. She gave money, through her foundation, to the city zoo, hospitals and the university. Her $2 million gift to the school's athletic programs led to the 2006 naming of Marge Schott Stadium.
But now, 14 years later, Schott's controversies have superseded her giving.
Schott-Free: University Of Cincinnati Trustees Vote To Take Name Off Ballpark
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I have no problem (and often agree) with public and private entities removing names of donors as long as they return the associated gifts to the individual or their heirs.
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I think it's a bunch of B/S myself.
The ESPN interview was taken way out of context and as far as I'm concerned was a dirty shot at an outspoken female MLB owner.
Marge Schott was one of the first owners to bend a city over and force them to build a new stadium.
Like her or hate her, she wasn't a dumbass.
The ESPN interview was taken way out of context and as far as I'm concerned was a dirty shot at an outspoken female MLB owner.
Marge Schott was one of the first owners to bend a city over and force them to build a new stadium.
Like her or hate her, she wasn't a dumbass.
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