On Nov. 22, 1925, less than 24 hours after his last game with the Fighting Illini, Harold "Red" Grange, second from right, signed a contract to play pro football with the Chicago Bears at the ...

When Chicago Bears owner George Halas signed Red Grange in 1925, interest in the NFL skyrocketed and an SI.com series acknowledges the impact on the sport.

While 7,500 attended the Bears' last non-Grange game, a standing-room only crowd of 36,00 jammed into Cubs Park (now known as Wrigley Field) on a snowy Thanksgiving to see Grange's pro debut.

Bears’ Justin Fields will show you one or two reasons every week why he can be one of the most intriguing QBs in the league, but he’s no Red Grange.

Illinois legend Red Grange's most famous game came 100 years ago when he lit up Michigan. ... Grange struck a deal with Chicago Bears owner George Halas – which caused a feud with Zuppke, ...

Red Grange. Getty Red “The Galloping Ghost” Grange. Years as a Bear: 1925, 1929-1934; ... Shortly after joining the Bears, Grange embarked on a cross-country barnstorming tour, ...

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 ...

Harold "Red" Grange was born on Jun. 13, 1903, ... In the NFL, Grange had two stints with the Chicago Bears (1925 and 1929-34) and played for the New York Yankees (1926-27).

Illinois legend Red Grange's most famous game came 100 years ago when he lit up Michigan. ... Grange struck a deal with Chicago Bears owner George Halas – which caused a feud with Zuppke, ...

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 ...