Definition von red grange im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
orig. Harold Grange born June 13, 1903, Forksville, Pa., U.S. died Jan. 28, 1991, Lake Wales, Fla. U.S. gridiron football player. He had an outstanding collegiate career at the University of Illinois, where in 1924 he ran for five touchdowns in a single game against the University of Michigan and earned the nickname "the Galloping Ghost." In 1925 he joined the Chicago Bears and embarked on a barnstorming tour that stimulated public interest in professional football. After suffering a knee injury in 1927, he was never again an effective runner. He retired in 1934 and subsequently worked as a sportscaster