Controversial ex-Red owner Marge Schott, 75

Posted: Tuesday, March 2nd, 2004 7:41 pm

CINCINNATI — Marge Schott, the tough-talking, chain-smoking former owner of the Cincinnati Reds who won a World Series and was repeatedly suspended for offensive remarks, died on March 2. She was 75. …

She reportedly used racial slurs to describe her players and repeatedly praised Hitler despite admonitions to keep quiet. … [S]he continued to publicly praise Hitler — saying he was “good at the beginning” but then “went too far”… Read full obituary