A football fan’s Valhalla: Red Grange christened Memorial Stadium 100 years ago and became an Illini legend
One hundred years ago this week, Red Grange took the opening kickoff of the Illinois-Michigan football game and zigzagged ...
Bob Asmussen | Seeing Red Grange story, celebration prompts more tales about Grange
I've lost count of the number of stories I have written for The News-Gazette since 1989. Feels like a bazillion, but is likely less than that. Of all the columns and stories, none produced the kind of ...
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Remembering Red Grange, the 'Galloping Ghost' who made a Caitlin Clark-like impact on football in 1924
Illinois legend Red Grange's most famous game came 100 years ago when he lit up Michigan. The Illini will honor the star this ...
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Ghost Stories | ‘It took all of one play for Grange to prove to the East Coast fans and writers that he was deserving of his glowing reputation’
"A Philadelphia reporter captured the mood of the city two days before kickoff. ‘Not in years, recent or otherwise, has the ...
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100 years later, experts set to discuss Red Grange’s impact
On Oct. 17, Memorial Stadium will host a unique symposium that highlights the legendary single-game performance by Harold ...
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Glen Carbon author releases novel about Illinois football star Red Grange
Doug Villhard has written about University of Illinois and Chicago Bears football star Red Grange and his sports agent C.C.
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Ghost Stories | ‘Oversized stars from Frank Gifford to Joe Namath to Peyton Manning to Travis Kelce owe a huge debt of gratitude to Red Grange’
"Grange helped lay the foundation for the popularity of the NFL, and with large contracts negotiated by an agent, endorsement ...
CBS Pays Tribute to 1924 Michigan-Illinois Game With Old-Fashioned Intro, Outfits
As the Wolverines and Illini reconvened Saturday 100 years and one day later, CBS paid tribute to the 1924 game with an ...