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Harold Edward "Red" Grange (June 13, 1903 – January 28, 1991), nicknamed "the Galloping Ghost" and "the Wheaton Iceman", was an American football halfback who played for the Chicago Bears and the short-lived New York Yankees.
Story by Nate-Miller. • 12m. L ast week Illinois introduced new throwback jerseys to be worn at the Memorial Stadium re-dedication game, in honor of Red Grange. When the Illini kick it off...
Oct 8, 2014 · On Nov. 22, 1925, less than 24 hours after his last game with the Fighting Illini, Harold “Red” Grange, second from right, signed a contract to play professional football with the Chicago...
Red Grange (born June 13, 1903, Forksville, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died January 28, 1991, Lake Wales, Florida) was an American collegiate and professional gridiron football player and broadcaster who was an outstanding halfback, known for spectacular long runs that made him one of the most famous players of the 20th century.
Jul 24, 2021 · Harold Edward “Red” Grange was born on June 13, 1903 in Forksville, Pennsylvania. Grange’s father, Lyle, was a lumber foreman and Grange’s mother died when he was five. For a while, the Granges’ lived with relatives until Lyle found work in Wheaton, Illinois as a police chief.
University of Illinois running back Harold "Red" Grange, who ran with ghostlike speed and elusiveness, seemed to be the answer. Although college stars rarely turned to pro football in those days, Halas and his partner Dutch Sternaman pondered just how much Grange could do for their team.
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Aug 27, 2021 · Red Grange challenged the mythology of college amateurism, riding the momentum of a mass-media hype machine to the first true riches in pro-football history. Red Grange of the University of Illinois, known equally well as the Wheaton Iceman and the Galloping Ghost, was turning pro.