Marge Schott was the primary owner and CEO of the Cincinnati Reds for nearly 15 years, after purchasing controlling interest in the team in 1984. She had married Charles in 1952 and inherited his automobile dealerships when he died 16 years later. Marge was a controversial figure, as she sometimes uttered racial slurs about former players of the team and even told The New York Times that Adolf Hitler was initially good for Germany. Marge died at age 75 in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 2004, and the c


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