The House That Red Grange Built

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The House That Red Grange Built is a nickname for the University of Illinois’ Memorial Stadium, honoring legendary Illini running back Red Grange whose fame helped make the venue possible.

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instanceOf stadium nickname ⓘ
associatedEra 1920s ⓘ
associatedWith Red Grange’s collegiate career ⓘ
college football history ⓘ
associatedWithConference Big Ten Conference ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus historic college football venue ⓘ
honors Red Grange ⓘ
honorsRole running back ⓘ
honorsSchool University of Illinois ⓘ
honorsTeam Illinois Fighting Illini football ⓘ
languageOfNickname English ⓘ
locatedIn Champaign, Illinois ⓘ
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ⓘ
namedAfter Harold "Red" Grange ⓘ
linked to: Red Grange
nicknameFor Illinois Memorial Stadium ⓘ
reasonForNickname Red Grange’s fame helped fund and popularize Memorial Stadium ⓘ
refersTo Memorial Stadium ⓘ
sport American football ⓘ
usedBy Illinois Fighting Illini football team ⓘ

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Memorial Stadium → hasNickname → The House That Red Grange Built ⓘ
The House That Red Grange Built → reasonForNickname → Red Grange’s fame helped fund and popularize Memorial Stadium ⓘ
linked to: The House That Red Grange Built