Red Grange named Big Ten Icon #1
March 5, 2011 1:12 PM
In the world of college football, he has been called the greatest player of all time, is a charter member of its hall of fame and his sensational career vaulted the sport into the national consciousness for the first time. Now, Illinois Red Grange, the "Galloping Ghost," has been named the No. 1 Big Ten Icon by the Big Ten Network.
Presented by Discover and hosted by Keith Jackson, the Big Ten Icons countdown of the conference's top 50 student-athletes concludes at 10 PM ET on Thursday, following the network's coverage of that day's action in the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament.
In an essay for BigTenNetwork.com, former Chicago Tribune sports editor Dan McGrath writes, "Grange was such an electrifying performer as 'the Galloping Ghost' during those three Illinois seasons that he helped college football take its place alongside baseball, boxing and horse racing as headline attractions in what is still known as the Golden Age of Sport. It's an exaggeration, but only a slight one, to describe Red Grange as the 'Babe Ruth of College Football.'"
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Presented by Discover and hosted by Keith Jackson, the Big Ten Icons countdown of the conference's top 50 student-athletes concludes at 10 PM ET on Thursday, following the network's coverage of that day's action in the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament.
In an essay for BigTenNetwork.com, former Chicago Tribune sports editor Dan McGrath writes, "Grange was such an electrifying performer as 'the Galloping Ghost' during those three Illinois seasons that he helped college football take its place alongside baseball, boxing and horse racing as headline attractions in what is still known as the Golden Age of Sport. It's an exaggeration, but only a slight one, to describe Red Grange as the 'Babe Ruth of College Football.'"
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