Welcome To The Red Grange Page
by Holly Reed
Grange, Red (1903-1991), 
Amrerican football player, also known
as the Galloping Ghost. He was born Harold Edward in Forksville Pennyslavania.
Grange was nicknamed the Galloping Ghost after scoring five touchdowns
the first five times he carried the ball in a 1924 game
between the universities of Illinois and Michigan. He played with
the Chicago Bears during most of his professional football career.
Grange retired in 1934. He was elected into the Pro Hall of Fame
in 1963.
Red Grange was the first football
player to have a personal representative, an agent
as they are called now, to work out playing
agreements. Grange was the first
professional athlete in team sports
whose pay was linked with the number of fans his
fame and performance attracted
to the games. These have become commonplace for
professional athletes.
Red Grange was an All American three times. From 1923 to 1925
LINKS
Grange was inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in
1963.He played proffessional football with the Chicago Bears from 1925-1934.
Go to the Hall of Fame Website for more details on Grange and other football
greats.
Find out how Red Grange got the nickname the, "Galloping Ghost" and
about his most famous game in his career. You'll like this, it was against
Univesity of Michigan!
Red Grange was a Hollywood football idol, and later became one of the
first play-by-play broadcaster commentators that used to be an athlete-hero.
Find out more at this in the new book, "Red Grange, Rise of Modern Football."
Find out about Grange's only serious football injury which occured
in a high school game where Red was knocked unconscious and remained in
that state for two days. This resulted in his only high school football
loss.
Red Grange drew huge crowds where ever he played. Including his
short career with the NewYork Yankees. Yes, it was a football team
and it was disbanned in the late 1920's.
"If you have the football and 11 guys are after you, if you're smart you'll run."
Harold Red Grange