The US Athletic Hall of Fame - Athletes 2023
Red Grange
- Contest: The US Athletic Hall of Fame - Athletes 2023
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- Sport(s): Football
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Statistics:
2 NFL Championships (1932 & 1933)
2 First Team All-Pro Selections (1930 & 1931)
1 National Championship (1923)
3-Time All-American (1923, 1924 & 1925)
Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Member of the College Football Hall of Fame
Number retired by the Chicago Bears
Number retired by the University of Illinois.
Named to the 1920s All-Decade Team -
Inducted in the charter classes for both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame, Red Grange has been called by many the greatest college football player of all-time. Of course, that is subjective, but the Illinois halfback was the only man to be unanimously named in 1969 to the all-time All-American Team.
Back in the 1920s, when Grange played, pro football was not as popular as college football, and many top players did not turn pro. When Grange signed with the Chicago Bears, it turned the tide for the entire league and laid the groundwork for the football hierarchy that we know today.
As a pro, Grange would take Chicago to two NFL Championships and helped make those titles valuable. Imagining the 1920s sports landscape without Grange is impossible. Thankfully, we don't have to.
We are proud to nominate Red Grange for the United States Athletic Hall of Fame.
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