Red Grange is 75 years old,'" says Chris Berman ... The Yankees, though, joined the NFL, but in the third game of the 1927 season, Grange suffered such a severe knee injury against the Bears ...

Illinois will honor the legacy of Red Grange and his historic six-touchdown day when Memorial Stadium is rededicated on Oct. 19 when the Illini host defending national champion Michigan.

Red Grange was the name, though he was commonly ... television contract four decades later that eventually made the NFL truly major league, it was Grange who first gave the pro game legitimacy.