Wheaton's Red Grange named greatest athlete in Chicago history

Sun, The: Wheaton (IL) | January 9, 2009| | Copyright

He's considered among the greatest football players in history, but Red Grange never was able to explain what made him great. The former Illinois and Bears superstar is perhaps the person most responsible for football as we know it today, but he never could articulate what separated him from the rest.

"I can't take much credit for what I did, running with a football, because I don't know what I did," Grange told sportswriter W.C. Heinz. "Nobody ever taught me, and I can't teach anybody. You can teach a man how to block or tackle or kick or pass. The ability to run with a ball is something you ...

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