1926 Shotwell Red Grange Ad Back Football Cards
In 1926, the Shotwell Candy Company produced "Red Grange" candy bars. 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. Some of the images appeared in both series. The ad-backed series is shown here; all of the cards have the same back. You can see examples of the packaging and advertising for the candy bars on the Pro Football Journal blog.
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1926 Shotwell Red Grange Ad Back | 1 | Getting Under Way | Grange co-founded the first American Football League in 1926. It lasted just one year. | |||||
| Red Grange | quarterback | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | ||||||
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1926 Shotwell Red Grange Ad Back | 2 | A Forward Pass | ||||||
| Red Grange | quarterback | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | ||||||
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1926 Shotwell Red Grange Ad Back | 3 | The Start of One of Those Famous 50-yd. Runs | ||||||
| Red Grange | quarterback | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | ||||||
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1926 Shotwell Red Grange Ad Back | 4 | Passing It Along | ||||||
| Red Grange | quarterback | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | ||||||
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1926 Shotwell Red Grange Ad Back | 5 | Picking a High One | ||||||
| Red Grange | quarterback | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | ||||||
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1926 Shotwell Red Grange Ad Back | 6 | 'Red' and His Famous Coonskin Coat | ||||||
| Red Grange | quarterback | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | ||||||
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1926 Shotwell Red Grange Ad Back | 7 | America's Most Famous Ice Man | ||||||
| Red Grange | quarterback | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | ||||||
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1926 Shotwell Red Grange Ad Back | 8 | The Famous Smile | ||||||
| Red Grange | quarterback | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | ||||||
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1926 Shotwell Red Grange Ad Back | 9 | Illinois Famous Half Back | ||||||
| Red Grange | quarterback | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | ||||||
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1926 Shotwell Red Grange Ad Back | 10 | The Kick That Put It Over | ||||||
| Red Grange | quarterback | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | ||||||
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1926 Shotwell Red Grange Ad Back | 11 | On the Run | ||||||
| Red Grange | quarterback | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | ||||||
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1926 Shotwell Red Grange Ad Back | 12 | Harold E. 'Red' Grange Himself | ||||||
| Red Grange | quarterback | Illinois | College Hall of Fame 1951, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963 | ||||||