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Lot # 931: "Unstoppable" 1924 Red Grange Illinois Football Photo

Category: Football

Starting Bid: $200.00

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Item was in Auction "Winter 2015 Catalog Auction",
which ran from 12/4/2015 9:00 AM to
1/8/2016 9:00 PM



Type I photo of Red Grange in the October 18, 1924, game against Michigan, and he is in process of one of the most important plays of the game. You can feel the excitement emanating from the fans, whose faces are almost visible in the photo. Grange returned the opening kickoff for a 95-yard touchdown and scored three more touchdowns on runs of 67, 56 and 44 yards in the first twelve minutes later scampering 56 yards for yet another touchdown. He scored the three touchdowns in less than seven minutes against the powerful Michigan defense. Before the game was over, Grange ran back another kickoff for yet another touchdown. He scored. Illinois won, propelled by six touchdowns in all from Grange. Photo has a date stamp of Oct 22, 1924, which is the date the photo was used and returned to the newspaper's archive. Measures 6.5x8.5" and is EX-MT.

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