This Date In Buckeye History Nov 22, 2009
1925: Illinois 14, Ohio State 9 In front of a huge crowd of 84,295 at Ohio Stadium, Red Grange made his final Ohio Stadium appearance a memorable one. Neither team was in contention for the Big Ten title, but Ohio State gave its all before dropping its season finale. (Bucknuts.com)
Weekend Watch: Tons of top games Nov 20, 2009
A healthy Molton means that the Flyers offense will be that much more explosive on the field turf surface at Red Grange field in Wheaton on Saturday. STAR POWER: You'll be hard pressed to find more potential D-1 level talent than with East St. Louis this season. (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)
Big Ten Network to Air 'Larger Than Life: The Red Grange ... Nov 19, 2009
Big Ten Network to Air 'Larger Than Life: The Red Grange Story ... The program chronicles the making of the Red Grange Statue ... This Thanksgiving the Big Ten Network pays tribute to Grange as "Larger Than Life: The Red Grange Story" debuts on the network. (Fightingillini.com)
Comparing the legacies of Tebow, Walker Oct 30, 2009
He was ranked third behind Red Grange and Barry Sanders as ESPN's greatest football player of all time. "I didn't know much about Georgia football in high school until I started getting recruited," said Georgia receiver Michael Moore, who is from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Game 7: Illinois (1-5, 0-4) at Purdue (2-5, 1-2) Oct 21, 2009
He now has 3,280 career all-purpose yards to move past Illini legends David Williams (3,195), Red Grange (3,263) and Howard Griffith (3,264) ... He jumped from ninth to sixth on the Illinois career list last week against Indiana, moving past David Williams (3,195), Red Grange (3,263) and Howard Griffith (3,264) on the list as he now has 3,280 all-purpose yards. (Fightingillini.com)
Techs Johnson ranks with the greatest Sep 13, 2009
You know, the guy who coached Red Grange at Illinois. Of course, theyre all gone now, so Im left with the new fella at Georgia Tech, like it or not. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Grange Statue Crown Jewel of Memorial Stadium Renaissance Sep 12, 2009
Red Grange will forever be a focal point as fans enter Memorial Stadium ... "The University of Illinois has had many outstanding football players in its history, however, Red Grange stands alone as the greatest," Guenther said. (Fightingillini.com)
Illini under pressure, look for first win Sep 11, 2009
And now, the man who along with Red Grange is the icon of Illinois football, said the Illini were so bad last week that he couldn't watch. "I have to admit, I was forced to turn the darn (game) off," Dick Butkus told. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Ron Zook Press Conference Transcript Sep 9, 2009
" On the Red Grange statue: "I was fortunate enough, maybe in spring when I saw the replica of it ... On the players visiting the Red Grange statue: "They will one time absolutely. They'll see it when we walk up the Illini Walk and so forth. I don't think there is any question they'll go over and look at it. Sometimes young people I don't know why this is, young people don't follow history. They assume everyone lives in the now. We are older guys and we seem to look back a lot. I remember... (Fightingillini.com)
Grange Statue Being Put In Place Sep 9, 2009
Sculptor George Lundeen with the statue of Red Grange, which was delivered this afternoon to campus ... The long-awaited statue of Illini great Red Grange has been delivered to campus, and is in the process of being mounted on its base along the west side of Memorial Stadium. (Fightingillini.com)
StewartMandelInside College Football Tim Tebow could go down as the best college player of all time. Aug 28, 2009
And while Atlanta Journal Constitution columnist Mark Bradley gives the nod to ex-Georgia star Herschel Walker, he says: "I would have no trouble putting [Tebow] in the all-time top five among college players, alongside or slightly ahead of Red Grange, O.J. Simpson and Roger Staubach.". Wow. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Defense highlights new Hall of Fame class Aug 9, 2009
l Red Grange, halfback. l Bud Grant, coach. (The Augusta Chronicle)
College football Jul 10, 2009
Red Grange, Illinois After watching the Galloping Ghost single-handedly take apart Michigan in 1924 -- Grange took the opening kickoff back 95 yards, then scored on runs of 67, 56 and 44 yards, all in the first 12 minutes -- Grantland Rice was inspired to verse. A sampler. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
More of this story May 28, 2009
Sports personalities better known as "RED" than by their real name - Red Rolfe, Red Grange, Red Holzman, Red Ruffing, Red Barber, Red Auerbach, Red Schoendienst, Red Smith, Red Blaik and Red Owen. Comments. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)
Arizona great Cecil named to National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame May 9, 2009
The first class included 32 players and 19 coaches, including Illinois Red Grange, Notre Dame s Knute Rockne, Amos Alonzo Stagg and Carlisle s Jim Thorpe. A two-time First Team Academic All-America selection (1986-87), Cecil played for Arizona from 1984 to 1987, first under the late Larry Smith and then under former head coach Dick Tomey for his final year. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
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Old-timers and historians might ordain Red Grange, who last year was named the greatest player in college football history by ESPN. Grange rushed for 2,071 yards in his career at (1923-25). Those were staggering numbers at the time. (Georgia Sports -- Rivals.com)
Pisapia: 'Golden age of sports' open to debate May 7, 2009
On the gridiron, the Galloping Ghost, Red Grange, is the clear choice for the 20s, 30s and 40s ... Football: Red Grange. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Roaring Twenties "Bunion Derby" passed through Normal May 3, 2009
Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. Saturday, May 2, 2009 4:28 PM CDT. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Collectible Football Movie Posters Apr 15, 2009
The Freshman, Crazylegs, Paper Lion, Semi-Tough Are Top Films. Football movie posters are popular with collectors. (Suite101.com)
Illinois and Northwestern Working Together to Establish New Football Series Apr 1, 2009
Graham-Grange Fire Bell (original series trophy started in 1941 was a fire bell) - Named after two of the greatest players at each school - Otto Graham of Northwestern and Red Grange of Illinois. Click to vote. (Fightingillini.com)
SportsBeat: A look back at college football Mar 19, 2009
Illinois coach Bob Zuppke devised a spiral center snap, invented the screen pass, used the first huddle and developed the most famous player in football history: The Galloping Ghost No. 77 Red Grange ... In 1940, Michigan end Tom Harmon won the Heisman and Athlete of the Year awards and broke Red Grange s Big Ten scoring record. (Needham Tab, MA)
HABS CENTENNIAL: Their all-era teams Feb 8, 2009
Included in the initial Hall of Fame class, in 1945, was Howie Morenz, the Stratford Streak, a dashing skater and stickhandler who took his place in the pantheon of the 1920's Golden Age of Sport along with Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Red Grange, Bill Tilden and Bobby Jones. Morenz's career overlapped with the end of Phantom Joe Malone's, the forward who melded production -- he would be the second-leading goal scorer in pro hockey's first half century -- with clean play, a combination that would be... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NHL)
