AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER

Red Grange

1903 - 1991

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Harold Edward "Red" Grange (June 13, 1903 – January 28, 1991), nicknamed "the Galloping Ghost" and "the Wheaton Iceman", was an American professional football halfback who played for the Chicago Bears and the short-lived New York Yankees. His signing with the Bears helped legitimize the National Football League (NFL). Playing college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, Grange was a three-time consensus All-American and led his team to a national championship in 1923. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Red Grange has received more than 942,400 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Red Grange is the 28th most popular american football player, the 15,683rd most popular biography from United States (down from 13,933rd in 2019) and the 27th most popular American American Football Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 940k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Among american football players, Red Grange ranks 28 out of 63. Before him are Aaron Rodgers, Colin Kaepernick, Troy Aikman, Andrew Luck, Patrick Mahomes, and Tim Tebow. After him are Barry Sanders, Eli Manning, Ray Lewis, Aaron Hernandez, Drew Brees, and Rob Gronkowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Red Grange ranks 375. Before him are Dorothy Mackaill, Barbara Bedford, Ralph Yarborough, Frankie Carle, Tiny Thompson, and Hooley Smith. After him are James Gould Cozzens, Teófilo Yldefonso, and Daniel O. Fagunwa. Among people deceased in 1991, Red Grange ranks 289. Before him are John Sherman Cooper, Roberto Rojas, Marion Roper, Sonny Carter, John Tower, and Joe Verdeur. After him are Nellie Halstead, and Cyril Knowles.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Red Grange ranks 15,683 out of 20,380. Before him are Tech N9ne (1971), Mark Howe (1955), Dwane Casey (1957), Maurice Cheeks (1956), Johnny Lewis (1983), and Cody Walker (1988). After him are Edwin O'Connor (1918), India Eisley (1993), Will Estes (1978), Ehren Kruger (1972), Joyce Compton (1907), and Yaki Kadafi (1977).

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among american football players born in United States, Red Grange ranks 27. Before him are Brett Favre (1969), Aaron Rodgers (1983), Colin Kaepernick (1987), Troy Aikman (1966), Andrew Luck (1989), and Patrick Mahomes (1995). After him are Barry Sanders (1968), Eli Manning (1981), Ray Lewis (1975), Aaron Hernandez (1989), Drew Brees (1979), and Rob Gronkowski (1989).

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