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Pick Six: Coolest nicknames of all time
While the football world mourns the passing of legendary running back Cookie Gilchrist, we not only lose a great pioneer of the sport — both on and off the field — but we also are reminded… more →
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Book Review: The Game That Was by Myron Cope
wrote 4 weeks ago: The Game That Was: An Illustrated History of the Tumultuous Early Days of Pro Football by Myron Cope … more →
When Chicago Was A Powerhouse, But Red Grange Was Their Master
wrote 4 weeks ago: Many or most Illinois fans have undoubtedly heard of the great Red Grange’s performance against Mich … more →
Tales from the Vault: "Specialties" of the House
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wrote 4 months ago: LONG BEFORE NFL FILMS GAVE PRO FOOTBALL THE HOLLYWOOD TREATMENT, PETE SMITH EARNED A STAR ON THE WAL … more →
Pigskin and Horsefeathers
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wrote 6 months ago: On Monday, a horse racing stable in California named one of its fillies Tebowing. This comes as lit … more →
Under Lights (Poems)
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wrote 8 months ago: Under lights ball resides at the twenty infinite strategies to be explored Under lights tight spiral … more →
Rethinking the 1985 Bears
wrote 8 months ago: When you live in Chicago, you learn pretty quickly that it’s a Bears’ town. They were th … more →
Why college football is better than the NFL
wrote 8 months ago: I watched the Michigan/Notre Dame football game last night at a friend’s house, and I didn … more →
Uncommons: How Red Grange Inspired the 2011 Timeless Treasures Base-Card Design
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wrote 10 months ago: Back in 2002, Donruss Elite Football made collecting history by incorporating a 1920s-era game-worn … more →
5 reasons why I love Miller's Hardware
wrote 10 months ago: 5. They have a clerk named Red. Everyone nicknamed Red is awesome. Examples: Red Grange, Red Smith, … more →
Happy Birthday Red and your leathery helmet
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wrote 11 months ago: Red Grange - a man's man's man. If Red Grange was alive today he would be 108 years old to … more →
Running home
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wrote 1 year ago: I spent last weekend back in my hometown of Urbana, Illinois, visiting with family and having a go a … more →
Explaining war and Muammar el Quaddafi
wrote 1 year ago: Wikipedia has a way with words and during our current several months of tribulation it’s good to kno … more →
Free Adrian Peterson!
wrote 1 year ago: Red Grange never talked that way. How dumb can you be and still be a star running back? Not to menti … more →
Wisch: Meet The Big Ten's '51st' Icon
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wrote 1 year ago: By Dave Wischnowsky– Grange or Magic. Magic or Grange. Come 8 p.m. on Sunday night, the Big Te … more →
Pick Six: Coolest nicknames of all time
wrote 1 year ago: While the football world mourns the passing of legendary running back Cookie Gilchrist, we not only … more →
The Glass is Mostly Empty
wrote 1 year ago: The Illini students have a virtual beer chug I am normally one of the more optimistic fans that you … more →
What's in a name, what are the best NFL nicknames?
wrote 2 years ago: [nfl-video id="09000d5d817f9bdd" contentid="09000d5d817f9bdd" ads="2" related="home" size="large" pl … more →
Joe Lillard- outfielder/ punt returner
wrote 2 years ago: TRIVIA QUESTION: Which sports arena has hosted the most official National Football League games in h … more →
I'm feeling listless so ....
wrote 2 years ago: Warren Langer Here are my Top Three in categories which make little or no sense and, to be blunt abo … more →
