selectman drew marzullo said friday it does n’t matter if the play has been used “ for two minutes or two years .
_ _ _ information from : connecticut post , http : www.connpost.com greenwich football players called out for “ hitler ” play the greenwich high school cardinal logo can be seen in the center of the field at the high school 's cardinal stadium , conn the greenwich high school cardinal logo can be seen in the center of the field at the high school 's cardinal stadium , conn photo : bob luckey jr. hearst connecticut media buy photo photo : bob luckey jr. hearst connecticut media image 1 of 4 caption close greenwich football players called out for “ hitler ” play 1 4 back to gallery a trumbull mom could n’t believe what she heard when her son ’s freshman football team played greenwich thursday — players charged onto the field shouting “ hitler .
the signal for the play is an index finger laid across the upper lip .
“ my grandparents , aunts , uncles and cousins perished at the hands of hitler , ” debbie levison said on friday .
greenwich , conn. ( ap ) — the headmaster of a connecticut high school has apologized after its football team named one of its plays " hitler . "
a trumbull mother tells the connecticut post ( http : bit.ly2denmbg ) her son 's freshman football team was playing greenwich on thursday when the players charged onto the field shouting " hitler . "
“ coach james briggs looked me in the eye and confirmed that they do indeed use a play called hitler , ” levison said .
it has reportedly been used for years , as has a play called “ the stalin , ” according to several sources , including officials from the anti - defamation league , who met with ghs players and coaches friday .
levison said she ca n’t understand why other adults who heard it in the past did n’t think to object .