“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. ...

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

Saturday’s game, in front of a sellout crowd of 60,670, took place 100 years and one day after Red Grange’s iconic six-touchdown performance against Michigan during Memorial Stadium’s ...

Red Grange became more famous than Babe Ruth 100 years ago and sparked the original debate as to whether college athletes should be compensated for their name, image, and likeness. Doug Villhard ...

Red Grange's stats vs Michigan 1924. Michigan entered the matchup against the Fighting Illini not having suffered a loss in 20 straight games (18-0-2) and had outscored its opponents 443-32 in ...

Harold "Red" Grange was born on Jun. 13, 1903, in Forksville, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Illinois from 1923-25.

Illinois star running back Harold "Red" Grange, far left, running for one of his six touchdowns that helped defeat Michigan 39-14 on Oct. 18, 1924.