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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. His signing with the Bears helped legitimize the National Football League (NFL). [1]
Jun 9, 2024 · Red Grange, 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. Grange was an important influence in popularizing professional football.
Jul 24, 2021 · Red Grange, the “Galloping Ghost”, was a halfback at U of Illinois then the Chicago Bears in the 1920s and 30s. Grange is a college and Pro Football Hall of Famer pic.twitter.com/VuCwT9qKuf — Sports Days Past (@SportsDaysPast) September 11, 2019
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May 17, 2018 · Red Grange (1903-1991) made football history as one of the most remarkable amateur and professional gridiron athletes of all. He was called "The Galloping Ghost," and it was his presence that brought pro football from the sandlots to the big time.
Jun 13, 2013 · Friends, Red Grange was the first professional football explosion. The galloping ghost of the Illini captured the nation’s attention like no player ever did and he brought this spotlight with him when he stepped directly from the Big Ten gridirons into the Bears lineup.
Jan 29, 1991 · Harold (Red) Grange, whose dramatic exploits as a football running back for the University of Illinois and the Chicago Bears more than 60 years ago made him an idol of his age and a legend to...
Harold "Red" Grange was the miracle man of the 1920s, picked for the all-century team, named the Galloping Ghost because no one could catch him. He was fast, elusive, football's greatest open-field runner up to his time.
October 18, 1924, he scores four touchdowns in the first 12 minutes against Michigan on runs of 95, 67, 56, 44 yards. For the day he carries the ball 21 times for 402 yards. November 8, 1924 he runs for 300 yards, passes for 177 against Chicago.
Red Grange was the name, though he was commonly known as The Galloping Ghost. While it's a shame they don't make nicknames like that any more, it's even more disappointing they don't make...
