(1903-06-13)June 13, 1903 Forksville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:
January 28, 1991(1991-01-28) (aged 87) Lake Wales, Florida, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:
180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:
Wheaton (Wheaton, Illinois)
College:
Illinois (1923–1925)
Career history
As a player:
Chicago Bears (1925)
New York Yankees (1926–1927)
Chicago Bears (1929–1934)
As a coach:
Chicago Bears (1935–1937) Backfield coach
As an executive:
New York Yankees (1926–1927) Co-owner
Career highlights and awards
2× NFL champion (1932, 1933)
2× First-team All-Pro (1930, 1931)
NFL 1920s All-Decade Team
Chicago Bears No. 77 retired
100 greatest Bears of All-Time
National champion (1923)
Unanimous All-American (1924)
2× Consensus All-America (1923, 1925)
Big Ten Most Valuable Player (1924)
3× First-team All-Big Ten (1923–1925)
Illinois Fighting Illini No. 77 retired
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
569
Rushing average:
3.3
Rushing touchdowns:
21
Receptions:
16
Receiving yards:
288
Receiving touchdowns:
10
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
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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]
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. The same year, Grange became the first recipient of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football award as the Big Ten Conference's most valuable player.[2] In 2008, Grange was named the best college football player of all time by ESPN, and in 2011, he was named the Greatest Big Ten Icon by the Big Ten Network.
Shortly after his final college game in 1925, Grange joined the Bears and the NFL, embarking on a barnstorming tour to raise the league's attention across the country. When his rookie contract expired, he and agent C. C. Pyle formed the American Football League in 1926, with Grange playing for the Yankees. The league lasted just one year before shutting down and the Yankees were assimilated into the NFL. Grange suffered a serious knee injury in 1927 that prevented him from playing the following season, and he returned to the Bears in 1929. He remained with the team until he ended his playing career in 1934, from which he became a backfield coach for the Bears for three seasons.
He is a charter member of both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame.
^"Red Grange, Football Hero of 1920s, Dead at 87". The New York Times. January 29, 1991.
^Rosenthal, Phil (December 3, 2009). "Chicago Tribune Silver Football, the Big Ten's MVP award, is headed to TV". Tower Ticker. Chicago Tribune
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