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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.
- Red Grange – Wikipedia
Harold Edward „Red“ Grange (* 13. Juni 1903 in Forksville,...
- Red Grange – Wikipedia
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.
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.
24. Juli 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.
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.
A charter member of both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame, Grange was a three-time consensus All-American from 1923-25 and considered by many still today to be the greatest collegiate football player of all time. The 1924 B1G Silver Football Award.
