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Historic Moments: Grange Signs

GRANGE SIGNS FOR PRO DEBUT HERE Nov. 22, 1925: Football took a big step forward when George Halas signed Grange out of the University of Illinois. Grange's first game was on Nov. 26 in front of 36,000 at Wrigley Field.

The front of the sports page of the Chicago Tribune on November 23, 1925. Bears Sign Red Grange - Chicago Tribune
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The front of the sports page of the Chicago Tribune on November 23, 1925. Bears Sign Red Grange - Chicago Tribune

Red Grange signs with the Bears in 1925, flanked by (from left) Ed Sternaman, George Halas and Grange's agent Charles C. Pyle. Bears Sign Red Grange - Chicago Tribune
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Red Grange signs with the Bears in 1925, flanked by (from left) Ed Sternaman, George Halas and Grange's agent Charles C. Pyle. Bears Sign Red Grange - Chicago Tribune

The signing of University of Illinois star Red Grange was a turning point for the Bears franchise and for professional football as a whole. Bears Sign Red Grange - Chicago Tribune
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The signing of University of Illinois star Red Grange was a turning point for the Bears franchise and for professional football as a whole. Bears Sign Red Grange - Chicago Tribune

Red Grange, left, and Bronko Nagurski are shown in an action pose on Sept. 13, 1930. (AP Photo) Bears Sign Red Grange - Chicago Tribune
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Red Grange, left, and Bronko Nagurski are shown in an action pose on Sept. 13, 1930. (AP Photo) Bears Sign Red Grange - Chicago Tribune

Red Grange (left) and George Halas were Bears teammates in 1925. Bears Sign Red Grange - Chicago Tribune
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Red Grange (left) and George Halas were Bears teammates in 1925. Bears Sign Red Grange - Chicago Tribune

Red Grange, right, takes a ride with his father Lyle Grange, circa 1926. Bears Sign Red Grange - Chicago Tribune
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Red Grange, right, takes a ride with his father Lyle Grange, circa 1926. Bears Sign Red Grange - Chicago Tribune

Red Grange stands on the sideline during a game against the Giants in New York in 1925. Bears Sign Red Grange - Chicago Tribune
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Red Grange stands on the sideline during a game against the Giants in New York in 1925. Bears Sign Red Grange - Chicago Tribune

Bears halfback Harold Edward "Red" Grange practicing one of the famous twisting turns at the training quarters Sept. 11, 1925. (AP Photo) Bears Sign Red Grange - Chicago Tribune
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Bears halfback Harold Edward "Red" Grange practicing one of the famous twisting turns at the training quarters Sept. 11, 1925. (AP Photo) Bears Sign Red Grange - Chicago Tribune

Bears halfback Harold "Red" Grange. (AP Photo) Bears Sign Red Grange - Chicago Tribune
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Bears halfback Harold "Red" Grange. (AP Photo) Bears Sign Red Grange - Chicago Tribune

Bears halfback Harold "Red" Grange. (AP Photo/Pro Football Hall of Fame) Bears Sign Red Grange - Chicago Tribune
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Bears halfback Harold "Red" Grange. (AP Photo/Pro Football Hall of Fame) Bears Sign Red Grange - Chicago Tribune

Vertical view of the front of the sports page of the Chicago Tribune on November 23, 1925. Bears Sign Red Grange - Chicago Tribune
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Vertical view of the front of the sports page of the Chicago Tribune on November 23, 1925. Bears Sign Red Grange - Chicago Tribune

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