finalyear death_date debutyear statvalue finalteam birth_date death_place collegehof image_size number image college statlabel debutteam birth_place nfl hof position highschool article_title
1934 28 january 1991 1925 569 288 32 chicago bears 13 june 1903 lake wales , florida 20071 250 77 redgrangegoudeycard.jpg illinois rushing yards receiving yards touchdowns chicago bears forksville , pennsylvania gra324564 78 halfback wheaton -lrb- il -rrb- red grange

red grange

harold edward `` red '' grange , nicknamed `` the galloping ghost '' or `` the galloping red ghost '' , -lrb- june 13 , 1903 -- january 28 , 1991 -rrb- was a college and professional american football halfback for the university of illinois , the chicago bears , and for the short-lived new york yankees .
his signing with the bears helped legitimize the national football league .
he was a charter member of both the college and pro football hall of fame .
in 1924 , grange became the first recipient of the `` chicago tribune '' silver football award denoting the big ten 's mvp .
in 2008 , he was named the best college football player of all time by espn , and in 2011 , he was named the greatest big ten icon by the big ten network .
