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.

Illinois legend Red Grange's most famous game came 100 years ago when he lit up Michigan. The Illini will honor the star this weekend who brought college football's popularity with him to the ...

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 ...

Illinois legend Red Grange's most famous game came 100 years ago when he lit up Michigan. ... The "77 Club" – a tribute to Grange's numbers – offers a luxury stadium experience.

Tom, who turns 77 in March (“Cool number, huh?”), remembers listening to Grange calling NFL games on TV. “I liked the way he said ‘Willie Galimore,’” Tom wrote. “Red Grange would ...

Tom Scaggs holds his Red Grange game used leather helmet, part of his Illini memorabilia collection at his house west of Champaign on Wed March 18, 2015. Scaggs says the helmet is the prized ...

He said, 'That would be Red Grange.' ... Then less than a week after the remarkable No. 77 completed his college eligibility in 1925 he was breathing life into the struggling professional game.

College football legend Red Grange had experiences with Babe Ruth and Calvin Coolidge ... he handed over his telephone number. ... was a buddy of mine, I became an instant friend of ‘ol No. 77.

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 ...

One-hundred years later, Illinois is doing its part to honor Grange's legacy. On Thursday, at the 77 Club inside Memorial Stadium, a symposium will highlight Grange’s prowess on the field, as ...

Illinois legend Red Grange's most famous game came 100 years ago when he lit up Michigan. ... The "77 Club" – a tribute to Grange's numbers – offers a luxury stadium experience.