Garland Grange
American football player (1906–1981)
American football player
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Born: | (1906-12-02)December 2, 1906 Forksville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died: | May 28, 1981(1981-05-28) (aged 74) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
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College: | Illinois |
Position: | Halfback, end |
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Garland Arthur "Gardie" or "Pinky" Grange (December 2, 1906 – May 28, 1981) was a professional American football player for the Chicago Bears from 1929 until 1931. Prior to his professional playing career, he played college football at the University of Illinois. He was the younger brother of, Illinois and Bears' star, Red Grange.[1][2] In 1932 he served as the head coach for the independent St. Louis Veterans and Memphis Tigers.
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Further reading
- Carroll, Bob (1983). "The St. Louis Gunners" (PDF). Coffin Corner. 4 (Annual). Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–14. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2010.
- Gill, Bob (1982). "Pro Football Spreads South" (PDF). Coffin Corner. 4 (Annual). Professional Football Researchers Association: 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2010.
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1927 Illinois Fighting Illini football—national champions
- Lloyd Burdick
- Russ Crane
- Lou Gordon
- Garland Grange
- Douglas R. Mills
- Merwin Mitterwallner
- Evert Nelson
- Butch Nowack
- Robert Reitsch
- Dwight Stuessy
- Jud Timm
- Head coach
- Robert Zuppke
- Assistant coach
- Justa Lindgren
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