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Harold "Red" Grange

Chronology

1903	Born June 13 in Forkville, Pennsylvania
1908	Family moves to Wheaton, Illinois
1922	Graduates Wheaton High School with 16 varsity letters
1922	Enters University of Illinois and makes seventh team in football
1923	Starts at halfback with varsity team and makes headlines after scoring three touchdowns in win over Nebraska
1924	Makes football history on October 18 when he scores four touchdowns in first twelve minutes of game against University of Michigan
1925	Moved to quarterback
1925	Scores three touchdowns against University of Pennsylvania, "champions of the East," and becomes a national star
1925	Featured on the October 5 cover of Time
1925	Turns pro one day after last college game
1925	Debuts with Chicago bears on Thanksgiving Day
1926	Enters into American League venture with C.C. Pyle and moves to New York Yankees
1929	Returns to Chicago Bears
1934	Retires from professional football
1941	Marries Margaret Hazelberg on October 13
1951	Named charter member of College Football Hall of Fame
1963	Named charter member of Professional Football Hall of Fame
1991	Dies on January 28 at age 87