1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Football Cards

In 1926, the Shotwell Candy Company produced "Red Grange" candy bars, and packaged with each candy bar was a card of Grange. There were two series of cards: a 12-card series with ads on the back, and a 24-card series with blank backs, pictured here. Some of the images on the cards appeared in both series. The text on the front of each blank-backed card reads "One of 24 scenes from Red Grange's famous movie 'One Minute To Play.' Packed with SHOTWELL'S RED GRANGE Candy Bars."

The young actress who appears with Grange on the blank-backed cards is Mary McAllister. Football player George Wilson also appeared in the film, but I don't recognize him on any of the cards. (You can see him on a 1926 Spalding Champions card, however.) See IMDB for more details about the movie.

You can see examples of the packaging and advertising for the candy bars on the Pro Football Journal blog.

Jeff Payne provided the card images for this set. Thanks, Jeff!

Image Set #Card Title/Players Pro Team Position College Honors Notes Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 1 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 Grange won the Big Ten's MVP award, the Chicago Tribune Silver Football, in 1924.
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 2 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 Grange was the first football player ever to have his jersey number retired. The University of Illinois retired his number, 77, in 1925.
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 3 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 4 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 PSA 1
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 5 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 6 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 7 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 8 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 9 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 10 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 11 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 12 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 13 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 14 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 15 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 16 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 17 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 18 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 19 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 PSA 4
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 20 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 21 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 PSA 4
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 22 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 23 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 PSA 3
1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back Red Grange 1926 Shotwell Red Grange Blank Back 24 Red Grange quarterback Illinois College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963

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