Red Grange
American football player (1903-1991) · United States · On the map · Athletes · Died at 87
Harold Edward "Red" Grange, nicknamed "the Galloping Ghost" and "the Wheaton Iceman", was an American college and professional football halfback who played for Illinois, the Chicago Bears and the short-lived New York Yankees. His signing with the Bears helped legitimize the National Football League (NFL).
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Grange in 1923
Grange on the October 5, 1925 cover of Time magazine
Statue of Grange outside Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois
Grange's trading card![Grange (second from left) with U.S. Senator William B. McKinley and U.S. Representative William P. Holaday in Washington, D.C. in 1925 when McKinley introduced Grange and the Chicago Bears to President Calvin Coolidge.[49]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Senator_McKinley%2C_%22Red%22_Grange_%26_Rep._Wm._P._Holaday%2C_12-8-25_LCCN2016850662_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Senator_McKinley%2C_%22Red%22_Grange_%26_Rep._Wm._P._Holaday%2C_12-8-25_LCCN2016850662_%28cropped%29.jpg)
Grange (second from left) with U.S. Senator William B. McKinley and U.S. Representative William P. Holaday in Washington, D.C. in 1925 when McKinley introduced Grange and the Chicago Bears to President Calvin Coolidge.[49]
Grange delivering ice in his hometown of Wheaton, Illinois in 1930; during the offseason, he continued his ice toting job to earn extra money.
Lobby card for the second chapter of The Galloping GhostAwards
About this person
Grange became a nationally known celebrity in the 1920s and is often cited as one of the most iconic athletes of all time, as well as one of the greatest college football players ever and the biggest star of the early days of the NFL.
