A century ago, three-time All-American Harold Edward “Red” Grange abruptly left the University of Illinois to don the navy and orange of the Chicago Bears. In October, a jersey from the “Galloping ...

On that historic day, Grange finished with 402 total yards and scored six touchdowns in a 39-14 victory over Michigan. The ranked matchup between No. 21 Illinois and No. 22 Michigan comes nearly 100 ...

On Oct. 17, Memorial Stadium will host a unique symposium that highlights the legendary single-game performance by Harold “Red” Grange against the Michigan Wolverines in 1924. The event begins at 6:30 ...

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.

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 score ...

October 18, 1924: The day a man became a ghost. It was on that day, in a game dedicated to the University of Illinois' newly erected Memorial Stadium, that Harold “Red” Grange – who came to be known ...

Former Illinois football star Red Grange, with his arm around former Illini football coach Bob Zuppke, points to a photo of Zuppke. Former Illinois football star Red Grange, with his arm around former ...