Red Grange - Legacy

Legacy

• Grange's autobiography, first published in 1953, is The Red Grange Story. The book was written "as told to" Ira Morton, a syndicated newspaper columnist from Chicago.
• To commemorate college football's 100th anniversary in 1969, the Football Writers Association of America chose an all-time All-America team. Grange was the only unanimous choice. Then in 1999, he was ranked number 80 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Football Players. In 2008, Grange was also ranked #1 on ESPN's Top 25 Players In College Football History list.
• On January 15, 1978, at Super Bowl XII, Grange became the first person other than the game referee to toss the coin at a Super Bowl.
• In 2011, Grange was announced as #1 on the "Big Ten Icons" series presented by the Big Ten Network.
• In honor of his achievements at the University of Illinois, the school erected a twelve foot statue of Grange. The statue was dedicated at the start of the 2009 football season.
• In 1931, Grange visited Abington Senior High School in Abington, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. Shortly thereafter, the school adopted his nickname for the mascot in his honor, the Galloping Ghost. Also, Wheaton Warrenville South High School's football field is named in his honor and the team is referred to as "The Wheaton Warrenville South Red Grange Tigers".
• Annually, the Wheaton Warrenville South Boys Track and Field team hosts the Red Grange invite in honor of Grange's achievements in Track and Field