Red Grange
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Red Grange was a legendary early 20th-century American football halfback, nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost," who became one of the sport’s first national superstars and a key figure in popularizing professional football.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harold "Red" Grange | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American football player
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College Football Hall of Fame inductee ⓘ halfback ⓘ human ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from pneumonia ⓘ |
| college | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeTeam | Illinois Fighting Illini football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903-06-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1991-01-28 ⓘ |
| draftStatus | signed with Chicago Bears in 1925 as a free agent ⓘ |
| education | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fullName | Harold Edward Grange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | gridiron football ⓘ |
| givenName | Harold ⓘ |
| hallOfFame |
College Football Hall of Fame
NERFINISHED
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Pro Football Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| height | approximately 5 ft 11 in ⓘ |
| highSchool | Wheaton High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the National Football League ⓘ |
| isInHallOfFameSince |
1951 (College Football Hall of Fame)
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1963 (Pro Football Hall of Fame) ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber |
7
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77 ⓘ |
| league |
American Football League (1926)
NERFINISHED
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National Football League ⓘ |
| mediaAppearance | appeared in early football-related films and promotional tours ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Chicago Bears
NERFINISHED
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Illinois Fighting Illini football NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Yankees (American football) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname |
Red
NERFINISHED
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The Galloping Ghost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
named All-American multiple times at Illinois
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scored four touchdowns in one quarter against Michigan in 1924 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first national superstars of American football
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helping legitimize professional football in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | popularization of professional American football ⓘ |
| occupation |
insurance salesman
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professional American football player ⓘ sports broadcaster ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Forksville, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Lake Wales, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | halfback ⓘ |
| residence | Wheaton, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredJerseyNumber | Illinois Fighting Illini football #77 ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 175 lb ⓘ |
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Illinois Fighting Illini
this entity surface form:
Harold "Red" Grange