Warning: Use of undefined constant referer - assumed 'referer' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 102

Warning: Use of undefined constant host - assumed 'host' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 105

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 106

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 109
Red Grange - Research Paper

Red Grange

One of the most publicized figures in the history of U.S. sports was the “Wheaton Ice Man,” a ripping, tearing ball carrier whose correct name is Harold Grange. Perhaps the greatest broken-field runner of them all, Grange terrorized the opponents of the University of Illinois for three years. They set up special defenses to stop him, but his matchless speed and fight were too much for them all. For three years the famous red head made history in the backfield of the fighting Illini.
After Illinois Grange went on to play pro football, and such was his fame and drawing power that fans crowed stadiums all over the nation, hoping to see one of his exciting runs. Actually it was grange that ...

Want to read the rest of this paper?
Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay
and over 50,000 other term papers

developed a healthy cynicism in regard to some of its heroes.
Undoubtedly the game that sprang into the nation’s headlines was the 1924 Michigan encounter. The red head was a junior then and, although he had a great sophomore season he literally ran wild all over Michigan. In the first eight minutes he completely demoralized a fine Michigan team. Michigan kicked off and grange went to work, taking the ball at his own five-yard line all the way to the end zone for a score. Still in the first quarter Grange scored three more times on break a way’s of sixty-six, fifty-five, and forty yards. But the amazing part is that the red head scored the first five times he touched the ball. Coach Zuppke took him out the game to hold the score down. With Grange on the sideline the great Michigan team gained some of its composure back but that was not enough against the fighting Illini, Illinois won the game with the final score 39-14. This incidentally, was the dedication of Memorial Stadium ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays.
Write better papers. Get better grades.

Already a member? Login

CITE THIS PAGE:

APA
MLA
Chicago
Turabian

Red Grange. (2007, May 7). Retrieved December 23, 2024, from http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Red-Grange/64464

"Red Grange." Essayworld.com. Essayworld.com, 7 May. 2007. Web. 23 Dec. 2024. <http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Red-Grange/64464>

"Red Grange." Essayworld.com. May 7, 2007. Accessed December 23, 2024. http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Red-Grange/64464.

JOIN NOW

Join today and get instant access to this and 50,000+ other essays

PAPER DETAILS

Added: 5/7/2007 02:30:14 AM
Category: Biographies
Type: Free Paper
Words: 540
Pages: 2

Save |

Report

SHARE THIS PAPER

SAVED ESSAYS

Save and find your favorite essays easier