:Garland Grange
{{Short description|American football player (1906–1981)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Garland Grange
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1906|12|2}}
| birth_place = Forksville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1981|5|28|1906|12|2}}
| death_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.
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| college = Illinois
| pastteams =
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1929|1931}})
| highlights =
- National champion (1927)
- Second-team All-Big Ten (1927)
| pfr = GranGa20
}}
Garland Arthur "Gardie" or "Pinky" Grange (December 2, 1906 – May 28, 1981) was a professional American football player for the Chicago Bears from 1929 until 1931. Prior to his professional playing career, he played college football at the University of Illinois. He was the younger brother of, Illinois and Bears' star, Red Grange.{{cite news |title=Garland Grange under knife to repair shoulder |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117997438/garland-grange-under-knife-to-repair/ |access-date=5 February 2023 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=7 October 1925 |page=29 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}{{cite news |title=Two Granges will play here sunday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117997797/two-granges-will-play-here-sunday/ |access-date=5 February 2023 |work=The Buffalo Times |date=9 October 1929 |page=16 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}} In 1932 he served as the head coach for the independent St. Louis Veterans and Memphis Tigers.
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Further reading
- {{cite journal|title=The St. Louis Gunners |journal=Coffin Corner |publisher=Professional Football Researchers Association |volume=4 |issue=Annual |year=1983 |pages=1–14 |url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/05-An-167.pdf |author=Carroll, Bob |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127035742/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/05-An-167.pdf |archivedate=2010-11-27 }}
- {{cite journal|title=Pro Football Spreads South |journal=Coffin Corner |publisher=Professional Football Researchers Association |volume=4 |issue=Annual |year=1982 |pages=1–2 |url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/04-An-122.pdf |author=Gill, Bob |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127045256/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/04-An-122.pdf |archivedate=2010-11-27 }}
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Category:People from Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Category:Players of American football from Wheaton, Illinois
Category:American football ends
Category:American football halfbacks
Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football players
Category:Chicago Bears players
Category:Coaches of American football from Illinois
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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