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Before the Super Bowl, before "Monday Night Football," even before the NFL, there was Red Grange.If one wants to understand the forces that helped create the modern superstar athlete, you need to begin with Red Grange.
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John M. Carroll is Regents&; Professor of History at Lamar University and the author of Fritz Pollard: Pioneer in Racial Advancement.
 
John M. Carroll is Regents&; Professor of History at Lamar University and the author of Fritz Pollard: Pioneer in Racial Advancement.
 
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