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Playing college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, Grange was a three-time consensus All-American and led his team to a national championship in 1923. He was the only unanimous All-American selection in 1924, making him the first player in college football history to receive that honor.
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.
Oct 11, 2014 · Ninety years ago this week, Red Grange took the opening kickoff of the Illinois-Michigan football game on the Fighting Illini’s 5-yard line and zigzagged through 11 frustrated defenders...
Sep 1, 2023 · A track star in high school in Wheaton, Illinois, and standing at 5-foot-11 and 175 pounds, Grange led the Fighting Illini to an undefeated 1923 campaign that culminated in a national championship. Named a Walter Camp All-American, Grange accounted for 723 yards and 72 points during his freshman season.
Jun 9, 2024 · Grange was a star football player at Wheaton (Illinois) High School before entering the University of Illinois in 1922. There he played football during the 1923–25 seasons and was selected as an All-American halfback each season.
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.
Despite scoring 75 touchdowns and 532 points in high school, Grange considered skipping football at Illinois and competing in basketball and track. But some fraternity brothers got Grange to...
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