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Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

Ep. 876 - Chris Willis on Red Grange's '12 Minutes to Immortality'

Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast

247Sports, Illinois, Illinois Football, Illinois Basketball, Illinois Athletics, College Football, C

Sports, Football

4.9576 Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

As Illinois celebrates the 100-year anniversary of Red Grange's historic performance in the Memorial Stadium dedication game, Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner chats with Chris Willis, author of "Red Grange: The Life of the NFL's First Superstar." Willis details why the Illini great's six-touchdown performance against Michigan 100 years ago was such an iconic moment for football and Illinois athletics.

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Learn more and try it out on adobe.com. Today on the online inquire podcast, we're going to break down why this is such an important weekend for Illinois, outside of a top 25 matchup between Illinois and Michigan. This is the 100-year anniversary of the dedication of Memorial Stadium and the epic performance

0:58.3

by Red Grange.

0:59.7

It is October 18th, 2024 as I record this podcast.

1:04.2

But 100 years ago today, Red Grange changed football in America.

1:09.0

He became a legend in America and changed football forever after that point.

1:16.0

So we'll talk to the guy who wrote the book on Red Grange.

1:18.7

It's Chris Willis.

1:19.9

I have his book.

1:20.9

It is fantastic.

1:21.9

And I reread it coming into this interview because it tells us a lot about that game.

1:27.2

It tells us a lot about Red Grange.

1:29.5

It's called Red Grange, the life and legacy of the NFL's first superstar.

1:33.2

But I suggest everybody get it because there's a lot of good Illinois history in here

1:36.1

and a great breakdown of the game that we are celebrating this weekend.

1:40.7

And the perfect title for the chapter about it is called 12 minutes to immortality.

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