Red+Grange-+David+Smith

media type="youtube" key="BGlve8jDPBo" width="425" height="350"Thesis: Red Grange was a unifying element of the 1920's due to his talent on the football field. He was able to take American mind's off of tough times. Such as racism, and give them something to cheer about. Grange played his college ball at the University of Illinois. He played so well there and made such a difference, that after the 2009 season Illinois decided to put up a 12 foot statue of him in front of their stadium. This shows you that **to this day** Red grange is still remembered and appreciated for his efforts put forth on the football field. In 2008 Grange was ranked #1 on ESPN's list of the 25 best college football players of all time.