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.

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Harold "Red" Grange 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football player
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
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) NERFINISHED
1963 (Pro Football Hall of Fame)
jerseyNumber 7
77
league American Football League (1926) NERFINISHED
National Football League
mediaAppearance appeared in early football-related films and promotional tours
memberOfSportsTeam Chicago Bears NERFINISHED
Illinois Fighting Illini football NERFINISHED
New York Yankees (American football) NERFINISHED
nickname Red NERFINISHED
The Galloping Ghost NERFINISHED
notableAchievement named All-American multiple times at Illinois
scored four touchdowns in one quarter against Michigan in 1924
notableFor being one of the first national superstars of American football
helping legitimize professional football in the United States
notableWork popularization of professional American football
occupation insurance salesman
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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The Galloping Ghost castMember Red Grange
Illinois Fighting Illini (nearby, university-based) hasNotableAlumni Red Grange
subject surface form: Illinois Fighting Illini
Grange hasNotableBearer Red Grange
The House That Red Grange Built namedAfter Red Grange
this entity surface form: Harold "Red" Grange
The Galloping Ghost starring Red Grange