Harold Edward "Red" Grange, nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost", was a college and professional American football halfback for the University of Illinois, the Chicago Bears, and for the short-lived New York Yankees. His signing with the Bears helped legitimize the National Football League. He was a charter member of both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 2008, he was named the best college football player of all time by ESPN, and in 2011, he was named the Greatest Big Ten Icon by the Big Ten Network. Grange was born in Forksville, Pennsylvania as the third child of Sadie and Lyle... Grange. His father was the foreman of three lumber camps. When he was five, his mother died and his father moved the family to Wheaton, Illinois, where four brothers had settled. When they arrived, Grange’s father worked hard and became the chief of police. At Wheaton High School, Grange earned 16 varsity letters in four sports during the four years he attended, notably scoring 75 touchdowns and 532 points for the football team.
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| Birthdate: | June 13, 1903 |
| Birthplace: | Forksville, Pennsylvania |
| Date of death: | January 28, 1991 |
| Height: | 6' 0" |
| Weight: | 180 lbs. |
| All Positions Played: | Running back |
| Education: | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Also known as: | Harold Edward Grange, The Wheaton Ice Man, The Galloping Ghost |