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Red Grange
Harold Edward "Red" Grange, nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost" or "The Galloping Red Ghost", (June 13, 1903 – January 28, 1991) 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.〔(New York Times, Obituary )〕 He was a charter member of both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame. In 1924, Grange became the first recipient of the ''Chicago Tribune'' Silver Football award denoting the Big Ten's most valuable player.〔Rosenthal, Phil (December 3, 2009). "Chicago Tribune Silver Football, the Big Ten's MVP award, is headed to TV". Tower Ticker. Chicago Tribune〕 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.
==Early life==
"Red" Grange was born on June 13, 1903, in Forksville, Pennsylvania, a village of about 200 people in an area of lumber camps.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.wheaton.edu/learnres/ARCSC/collects/sc20/bio.htm ) 〕 His father was the foreman of three lumber camps.〔 For a number of years, the Grange family lived with relatives until they could finally afford a home of their own in Wheaton, Illinois.
When they arrived in Wheaton, Grange’s father worked hard and became the chief of police.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1974/1/1974_1_20_print.shtml )〕 At Wheaton High School,〔The site of the original Wheaton Grade School and Wheaton High School housed in the same physical building constructed in 1874 and in operation with classes in 1876 is now known as Longfellow Elementary School.〕 Grange earned 16 varsity letters in four sports (football, baseball, basketball, and track)〔 during the four years he attended, notably scoring 75 touchdowns and 532 points for the football team.〔 As a high school junior, Grange scored 36 touchdowns and led Wheaton High School to an undefeated season. In his senior year, his team won every game but one in which they lost 39–0 to Scott High School in Toledo, Ohio.〔 Knocked out in this game, Grange remained unconscious for two days, having difficulty speaking when he awoke.〔 In addition to his success in football, Grange was an all-state track and field runner. In 1920, Grange was a state champion in the high jump, while placing third and fourth in the 100-yard dash and the 220-yard dash, respectively. In 1921, he won the state title in both the long jump and the 100-yard dash, and finally in 1922, he placed third in the 100-yard dash and won the 220-yard dash.〔http://www.ihsa.org/data/trb/records/ybysch14.htm〕
To help the family earn money, he took a part-time job as an ice toter for $37.50 per week,〔 a job which helped him to build his core strength (and provided the source of his nickname "Ice Man", or "the Wheaton Ice Man").〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Grange_Red.html )〕
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