Red Grange
 Grange on a Goudey Sport Kings football card while he was with the Chicago Bears in 1933. |
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| No. 77 | |
| Halfback | |
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| Date of birth: June 13, 1903 Forksville, Pennsylvania |
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| Date of death: January 28, 1991 (aged 87) Lake Wales, Florida |
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| College: Illinois | |
| NFL Draft: Undrafted / Round: {{{draftround}}} / Pick: {{{draftpick}}} | |
| Debuted in 1925 for the [[{{{debutteam}}}]] | |
| Last played in 1934 for the [[{{{finalteam}}}]] | |
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| Rushing yards | 569 |
| Receiving yards | 288 |
| Touchdowns | 32 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
Harold Edward "Red" Grange (June 13, 1903 – January 28, 1991) was an American football halfback and actor that played in the National Football League (NFL) for 9 seasons. He was nicknamed the "The Galloping Ghost" from a Chicago sportswriter named Warren Brown. He played in the NFL for 3 teams during his professional career the Chicago Bears in 1925 and again from 1929-1934 and also played for the New York Yankees in 1926 and 1927. He played college football at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his jersey number #77 is retired by the university and is also retired by the Chicago Bears. Grange also acted in two silent movie, One Minute to Play in 1926 and Racing Romeo in 1927. He is inducted into the College and Pro Football Hall of Fame and in 2008 ESPN named him the greatest college football player of all time[1].
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