Garland Grange

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Garland Grange
Positions:
End , Haflback 		Jersey numbers:
25, 74
born December 2, 1906 in Forksville , Pennsylvania
died on May 28, 1981 in Miami , Florida
Career information
Active : 1929 - 1936
College : University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Teams

Career statistics
Games     38
as a starter     14th
Touchdowns     3
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

  • No notable successes

Garland Arthur Grange (* 2. December 1906 in Forksville , Pennsylvania ; † 28. May 1981 in Miami , Florida ), nicknamed : "Gardie" or "Pinkey" was a US American football poker players and - coach . He played, among other things, as an end in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears .

youth

Garland Grange was born in Forksville, the younger brother of Red Grange . Born the child of a foreman at a logging camp , Grange first grew up in Pennsylvania. He had two other brothers. After his family moved to Wheaton , Illinois , his father became the city's police chief . His mother died when he was four years old and he and his brothers were raised by his father. In high school he played as a haflback on the school team.

Player career

Gardie Grange studied from 1925 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign . He played for their football team as an end and was honored by his college for his athletic achievements in 1927 . That year he was also voted into the league selection by the American press. In 1929 he was hired by the Chicago Bears, who were trained by George Halas . In the same year, the Bears were also able to tie Red to the team. After three years playing in Chicago , Garland Grange retired from the Bears and became player-coach for the St. Louis Veterans and the Memphis Tigers. Both teams did not belong to any league.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Garland Grange at College
  2. ↑ College Award from Garland Grange . January 28, 2013. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ Selection of Garland Grange in the league selection  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.fightingillini.com
  4. ^ History of the St. Louis Veterans ( Memento from November 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 98 kB)
  5. ↑ History of the Memphis Tigers ( Memento from November 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 25 kB)
personal data
SURNAME Grange, Garland
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Grange, Garland Arthur; Grange, Gardie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH December 2, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Forksville , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH May 28, 1981
Place of death Miami , Florida