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        Red Grange was born on June 13, 1903 in Forksville Pennsylvania. As a kid, he had a passion and joy for playing sports. He was a star player during his high school days. After he graduated from high school, he attended the University of Illinois. Grange considered playing either basketball or baseball but not football. He thought he was too small to play. Finally, his brothers convinced him to try out for the team. After the coach saw Grange play, he was placed on the first team. Grange led Illinois to an undefeated season. He became well known across America and created an interest for other Americans to watch football. In Grange’s final college-football game, he scored five touchdowns against a topped-ranked defense against the University of Michigan. He was later nicknamed as “The Galloping Ghost” by a famous sportswriter.Red Grange’s popularity started to rise all over America. His impact on the 1920s was huge for Americans. Professional football and sports in general was not vey popular in 1925. When Grange joined a pro-football team in 1926, fans crowded the stadium he played in. He played to a record of seventy-five thousand fans in a stadium. He continued to be a major attraction for many fans. Grange revolutionized the popularity of the sport, and he is still recognized as one of the greatest football players ever. In 1934, Grange finally retired from professional football. He later became a sports-broadcaster. At the age of eighty-seven, Red Grange died on January 28, 1991 in Lake Wales, Florida.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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