Red Grange
Red Grange
Harold Edward "Red" Grange, nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost" or "The Galloping Red Ghost,"was a college and professional American football halfback for the University of Illinois, the Chicago Bears, and for the short-lived New York Yankees. His signing with the Bears helped legitimize the National Football League. He was a charter member of both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame. In 1924, Grange became the first recipient of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football award denoting the Big Ten's most...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth13 June 1903
CountryUnited States of America
I played football the only way I knew. If you have the football and 11 guys are after you - if you're smart - you'll run. It was no big deal.
A professional player is smarter than a college man. He uses his noodle. He knows what to do and when to do it. He rarely goes up in the air as is the case with most of our college players when they get in a tight place.