Red Grange Biography

Red Grange biography

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NAME: Red Grange
OCCUPATION: Football Player, Radio Personality
BIRTH DATE: June 13, 1903
DEATH DATE: January 28, 1991
EDUCATION: Wheaton High School, University of Illinois
PLACE OF BIRTH: Forksville, Pennsylvania
PLACE OF DEATH: Lake Wales, Florida
Full Name: Harold Edward Grange
Nickname: The Galloping Ghost

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Red Grange was an American football player best known for his frequent touchdowns, earning him the nickname "the Galloping Ghost."

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Red Grange had an outstanding collegiate career in football at the University of Illinois, where he earned the nickname “the Galloping Ghost” after running five touchdowns in a single game. Grange was a charter member of both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fame and was named ESPN's greatest college football player of all time in 2008. He became a sportscaster after he retired in 1934.