“Red Grange would have been so proud of Saturday’s Illini. ... Signed in ballpoint pen on glossy paper in a pre-Sharpie era, the blue ink signature has faded substantially over 50 years. ...

Red Grange of Illinois!" "There aren't a lot of players even 100 years later who have that kind of name recognition," Whitman said. I'm not sure why we lost that in the way we have.

One hundred years ago this week, Red Grange took the opening kickoff of the Illinois-Michigan football game and zigzagged through 11 frustrated defenders to score a touchdown.

Last week Illinois introduced new throwback jerseys to be worn at the Memorial Stadium re-dedication game, in honor of Red Grange. When the Illini kick it off against Michigan on Oct. 19, it will ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Outside the west columns of 101-year-old Memorial Stadium sits Grange Grove, a prime tailgating spot filled to capacity with orange-and-blue tents on most Illinois game days.

In football, over his junior and senior years, the red-headed Grange scored 59 touchdowns and kicked 73 extra points. In one game as a junior in 1920, he rushed for 504 yards on 21 carries.

MAKING OF A LEGEND. Harold Grange grew up in Wheaton, Ill., a town west of Chicago, and was an extraordinary athlete at the local high school. In football, over his junior and senior years, the ...

Days later, Grange joined the Chicago Bears and embarked on a 19-game, 66-day tour during the winter of 1925-26. The cross-country tour was organized by C.C. Pyle, the first football agent who had ...

Red Grange, a three-time consensus All-American for the University of Illinois (and college football's first unanimous selection in 1924), scored 33 touchdowns, averaged 5.4 yards per carry and ...

One hundred years ago this week, Red Grange took the opening kickoff of the Illinois-Michigan football game on the Fighting Illini’s 5-yard line and zigzagged through 11 frustrated defenders to ...

Dick Butkus and Red Grange kick off the first Elite Eight matchup in USA TODAY's quest to determine the greatest college football player of all-time. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio ...