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AFL Scrabble: Which AFL player's name is worth the most points in Scrabble?

Have you ever thought to yourself, 'if proper nouns were allowed in the beloved game of Scrabble, how would I best flex my AFL knowledge? Which player names would lead me to victory?'
 
Well, you don't need to think about it any more. I've compiled a convenient list of the highest scoring Scrabble-names in the AFL. The most valuable is Jake Kolodjashnij, who is worth whopping 49 points.  
The most valuable first name is Changkuoth (Changkuoth Jiath of Hawthorn), worth 23 points. The most valuable last name is, of course, Kolodjashnij (Jake and Kade of Geelong and Melbourne), worth 34 points. I think the highest possible score on an actual board is 129, if you play Kolodjashnij like so.
 
The most valuable Scrabble team in the competition is Melbourne, overall their list is worth 1089 points (average of 23 points per player [ppp]), making them the Scrabble Premiers of 2019. The Scrabble Spoon goes to Footscray, coming in at a dismal 906 points (21 ppp). So if you're going to commit to learning a team worth of names, the Dees are your best bet.
 
I used this Scrabble scoring template, which I think is the standard Scrabble scoring system.  
This whole idea is taken from JasonH0711's post on nba. Footy might not be a professional sport, but at least Jake Kolodjashnij is worth more on the ol' Scrabble board than any NBA player.
Name Club Score
Jake Kolodjashnij GEELONG 49
Jacob Koschitzke HAWTHORN 48
Brandon Zerk Thatcher ESSENDON 43
Anthony McDonald Tipungwuti ESSENDON 43
Kade Kolodjashnij MELBOURNE 43
Changkuoth Jiath HAWTHORN 38
Jay Kennedy Harris MELBOURNE 37
Wylie Buzza GEELONG 36
Jack Hombsch GOLD COAST 36
Jack Scrimshaw HAWTHORN 36
Matthew Kreuzer CARLTON 35
David Zaharakis ESSENDON 35
Jack Buckley GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 35
Jack Ziebell NORTH MELBOURNE 35
Matthew Scharenberg COLLINGWOOD 34
Jake Melksham MELBOURNE 34
Derek Eggmolesse Smith RICHMOND 34
Jeremy McGovern WEST COAST 34
Jack Petruccelle WEST COAST 34
Josh Schoenfeld GOLD COAST 33
Jeremy Finlayson GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 33
Darcy Byrne Jones PORT ADELAIDE 33
Justin Westhoff PORT ADELAIDE 33
Callum Coleman Jones RICHMOND 33
Jackson Thurlow SYDNEY 33
Hamish Brayshaw WEST COAST 33
Josh Jenkins ADELAIDE 32
Jaidyn Stephenson COLLINGWOOD 32
Lachie Schultz FREMANTLE 32
Jacob Kennerley GEELONG 32
Patrick Dangerfield GEELONG 32
Jackson Hately GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 32
Blake Hardwick HAWTHORN 32
Riley Collier Dawkins RICHMOND 32
Daniel McKenzie ST KILDA 32
Jarrad McVeigh SYDNEY 32
Jackson Trengove FOOTSCRAY 32
Jason Johannisen FOOTSCRAY 32
Caleb Marchbank CARLTON 31
Jez McLennan GOLD COAST 31
Harry Himmelberg GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 31
Luke Davies Uniacke NORTH MELBOURNE 31
Kamdyn McIntosh RICHMOND 31
Jimmy Webster ST KILDA 31
Hayden Crozier FOOTSCRAY 31
Josh Schache FOOTSCRAY 31
Hugh McCluggage BRISBANE 30
Brandon Starcevich BRISBANE 30
Matthew Kennedy CARLTON 30
Darcy Macpherson GOLD COAST 30
Michael Rischitelli GOLD COAST 30
Lachie Whitfield GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 30
Jarryd Roughead HAWTHORN 30
James Frawley HAWTHORN 30
Ryan Schoenmakers HAWTHORN 30
Jay Lockhart MELBOURNE 30
Tom McKenzie NORTH MELBOURNE 30
Cameron Zurhaar NORTH MELBOURNE 30
Trent McKenzie PORT ADELAIDE 30
Boyd Woodcock PORT ADELAIDE 30
James Rowbottom SYDNEY 30
Jack Maibaum SYDNEY 30
Keegan Brooksby WEST COAST 30
Lincoln McCarthy BRISBANE 29
Jack Silvagni CARLTON 29
Jacob Weitering CARLTON 29
Jarrod Pickett CARLTON 29
Brody Mihocek COLLINGWOOD 29
Irving Mosquito ESSENDON 29
Andrew Brayshaw FREMANTLE 29
Sam Switkowski FREMANTLE 29
Zach Tuohy GEELONG 29
Zach Guthrie GEELONG 29
Jarrod Harbrow GOLD COAST 29
Jordan Murdoch GOLD COAST 29
Jesse Joyce GOLD COAST 29
Jack Lukosius GOLD COAST 29
Jacob Hopper GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 29
Jeremy Cameron GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 29
Michael Hibberd MELBOURNE 29
Bayley Fritsch MELBOURNE 29
Jamie Macmillan NORTH MELBOURNE 29
Matthew Broadbent PORT ADELAIDE 29
Jack Trengove PORT ADELAIDE 29
Jack Riewoldt RICHMOND 29
Jack Higgins RICHMOND 29
Jack Graham RICHMOND 29
Darragh Joyce ST KILDA 29
Harry Cunningham SYDNEY 29
Josh Kennedy SYDNEY 29
Justin McInerney SYDNEY 29
Josh Kennedy WEST COAST 29
Josh Dunkley FOOTSCRAY 29
Patrick Lipinski FOOTSCRAY 29
Chayce Jones ADELAIDE 28
Edward McHenry ADELAIDE 28
Andrew McPherson ADELAIDE 28
Lachlan Murphy ADELAIDE 28
Sam Petrevski Seton CARLTON 28
Mitch McGovern CARLTON 28
Angus Schumacher CARLTON 28
Jeremy Howe COLLINGWOOD 28
Tom Bellchambers ESSENDON 28
Jayden Laverde ESSENDON 28
Jordan Houlahan ESSENDON 28
Hayden Ballantyne FREMANTLE 28
Jack Henry GEELONG 28
Jamaine Jones GEELONG 28
Izak Rankine GOLD COAST 28
Lachlan Keeffe GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 28
Xavier O'Halloran GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 28
Christian Petracca MELBOURNE 28
Jack Viney MELBOURNE 28
James Jordon MELBOURNE 28
Ed Vickers Willis NORTH MELBOURNE 28
Sam Powell Pepper PORT ADELAIDE 28
Cameron Sutcliffe PORT ADELAIDE 28
Jacob Townsend RICHMOND 28
Jack Billings ST KILDA 28
Jonathon Marsh ST KILDA 28
Zak Jones SYDNEY 28
Jake Waterman WEST COAST 28
Brayden Ainsworth WEST COAST 28
Mark Hutchings WEST COAST 28
Laitham Vandermeer FOOTSCRAY 28
Jordan Gallucci ADELAIDE 27
Jake Kelly ADELAIDE 27
David Mackay ADELAIDE 27
Elliott Himmelberg ADELAIDE 27
Josh Walker BRISBANE 27
Dayne Zorko BRISBANE 27
Alex Witherden BRISBANE 27
Jack Payne BRISBANE 27
Connor McFadyen BRISBANE 27
Patrick Cripps CARLTON 27
Harry McKay CARLTON 27
David Cuningham CARLTON 27
Jordan Roughead COLLINGWOOD 27
Will Hoskin Elliott COLLINGWOOD 27
Flynn Appleby COLLINGWOOD 27
Jack Madgen COLLINGWOOD 27
Zach Merrett ESSENDON 27
Michael Hartley ESSENDON 27
Cam McCarthy FREMANTLE 27
Jack Bowes GOLD COAST 27
George Horlin Smith GOLD COAST 27
Jye Caldwell GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 27
Zac Williams GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 27
Zach Sproule GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 27
Dylan Buckley GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 27
Jarman Impey HAWTHORN 27
Jonathon Ceglar HAWTHORN 27
Ricky Henderson HAWTHORN 27
Mathew Walker HAWTHORN 27
Jy Simpkin NORTH MELBOURNE 27
Martin Frederick PORT ADELAIDE 27
Nick Coffield ST KILDA 27
Jack Bytel ST KILDA 27
Matthew Parker ST KILDA 27
Jack Sinclair ST KILDA 27
Kieren Jack SYDNEY 27
Marcus Bontempelli FOOTSCRAY 27
Jack Macrae FOOTSCRAY 27
Myles Poholke ADELAIDE 26
Zac Fisher CARLTON 26
Michael Gibbons CARLTON 26
Jack Crisp COLLINGWOOD 26
Isaac Quaynor COLLINGWOOD 26
Brayden Maynard COLLINGWOOD 26
Orazio Fantasia ESSENDON 26
Josh Begley ESSENDON 26
Michael Hurley ESSENDON 26
Patrick Ambrose ESSENDON 26
Zac Clarke ESSENDON 26
Quinton Narkle GEELONG 26
Blake Schlensog GEELONG 26
Brayden Crossley GOLD COAST 26
Jacob Dawson GOLD COAST 26
Jonathon Patton GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 26
Josh Kelly GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 26
Matthew Flynn GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 26
Harry Perryman GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 26
Darren Minchington HAWTHORN 26
Kyle Dunkley MELBOURNE 26
Joel Crocker NORTH MELBOURNE 26
Xavier Duursma PORT ADELAIDE 26
Aidyn Johnson PORT ADELAIDE 26
Jake Patmore PORT ADELAIDE 26
Josh Caddy RICHMOND 26
Jack Steven ST KILDA 26
Jack Newnes ST KILDA 26
Paddy McCartin ST KILDA 26
Jack Mayo ST KILDA 26
Jamie Cripps WEST COAST 26
Jack Darling WEST COAST 26
Jackson Nelson WEST COAST 26
Hugh Greenwood ADELAIDE 25
Darcy Fogarty ADELAIDE 25
Jarryd Lyons BRISBANE 25
Zac Bailey BRISBANE 25
Lachie Plowman CARLTON 25
Harrison Macreadie CARLTON 25
Andrew Phillips CARLTON 25
Jordan De Goey COLLINGWOOD 25
Scott Pendlebury COLLINGWOOD 25
Josh Thomas COLLINGWOOD 25
Nathan Murphy COLLINGWOOD 25
Max Lynch COLLINGWOOD 25
Andrew McGrath ESSENDON 25
Mitch Crowden FREMANTLE 25
Bailey Banfield FREMANTLE 25
Nakia Cockatoo GEELONG 25
Jordan Clark GEELONG 25
Lachie Fogarty GEELONG 25
Charlie Constable GEELONG 25
Jack Martin GOLD COAST 25
Josh Corbett GOLD COAST 25
Nick Shipley GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 25
James Worpel HAWTHORN 25
James Sicily HAWTHORN 25
Jack Gunston HAWTHORN 25
James Harmes MELBOURNE 25
Angus Brayshaw MELBOURNE 25
Jeff Garlett MELBOURNE 25
Majak Daw NORTH MELBOURNE 25
Jasper Pittard NORTH MELBOURNE 25
Kyron Hayden NORTH MELBOURNE 25
Hamish Hartlett PORT ADELAIDE 25
Tom Rockliff PORT ADELAIDE 25
Billy Frampton PORT ADELAIDE 25
Zak Butters PORT ADELAIDE 25
Charlie Dixon PORT ADELAIDE 25
Jack Watts PORT ADELAIDE 25
Jayden Short RICHMOND 25
Toby Nankervis RICHMOND 25
Jake Carlisle ST KILDA 25
Jade Gresham ST KILDA 25
Jarryn Geary ST KILDA 25
Nick Blakey SYDNEY 25
Jack Redden WEST COAST 25
Will Schofield WEST COAST 25
Josh Rotham WEST COAST 25
Jarrod Cameron WEST COAST 25
Zaine Cordy FOOTSCRAY 25
Fletcher Roberts FOOTSCRAY 25
Buku Khamis FOOTSCRAY 25
Patrick Wilson ADELAIDE 24
Jarrod Berry BRISBANE 24
Rhys Mathieson BRISBANE 24
James Madden BRISBANE 24
Marc Murphy CARLTON 24
Matthew Lobbe CARLTON 24
Finbar O’Dwyer CARLTON 24
Tyson Goldsack COLLINGWOOD 24
Kyle Langford ESSENDON 24
Jordan Ridley ESSENDON 24
James Stewart ESSENDON 24
Jake Stringer ESSENDON 24
Shaun McKernan ESSENDON 24
Michael Walters FREMANTLE 24
Hugh Dixon FREMANTLE 24
Connor Blakely FREMANTLE 24
Joel Hamling FREMANTLE 24
Zac Smith GEELONG 24
Lachie Henderson GEELONG 24
Jordan Cunico GEELONG 24
Mark Blicavs GEELONG 24
Alex Sexton GOLD COAST 24
Callum Ah Chee GOLD COAST 24
Jacob Heron GOLD COAST 24
Tommy Sheridan GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 24
Matthew Buntine GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 24
Jackson Ross HAWTHORN 24
Jayden Hunt MELBOURNE 24
Josh Wagner MELBOURNE 24
Marley Williams NORTH MELBOURNE 24
Ryan Garthwaite RICHMOND 24
Sydney Stack RICHMOND 24
Marlion Pickett RICHMOND 24
Daniel Menzel SYDNEY 24
Will Hayward SYDNEY 24
Jordan Dawson SYDNEY 24
Jake Lloyd SYDNEY 24
Jarrod Brander WEST COAST 24
Bailey Williams WEST COAST 24
Brendon Ah Chee WEST COAST 24
Josh Smith WEST COAST 24
Bailey Williams FOOTSCRAY 24
Kyle Hartigan ADELAIDE 23
Lachlan Scholl ADELAIDE 23
Alex Keath ADELAIDE 23
Cam Ellis Yolmen ADELAIDE 23
Kieran Strachan ADELAIDE 23
Cedric Cox BRISBANE 23
Charlie Cameron BRISBANE 23
Jacob Allison BRISBANE 23
Oscar McInerney BRISBANE 23
Charlie Curnow CARLTON 23
Patrick Kerr CARLTON 23
Matthew Owies CARLTON 23
Josh Deluca CARLTON 23
Josh Daicos COLLINGWOOD 23
Mark Baguley ESSENDON 23
Dyson Heppell ESSENDON 23
Darcy Tucker FREMANTLE 23
James Parsons GEELONG 23
Luke Dahlhaus GEELONG 23
Brayden Fiorini GOLD COAST 23
David Swallow GOLD COAST 23
Jack Leslie GOLD COAST 23
Stephen Coniglio GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 23
Zac Langdon GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 23
Shane Mumford GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 23
Mitchell Lewis HAWTHORN 23
James Cousins HAWTHORN 23
Harrison Jones HAWTHORN 23
Oliver Hanrahan HAWTHORN 23
Jake Lever MELBOURNE 23
Toby Bedford MELBOURNE 23
Corey Maynard MELBOURNE 23
Aaron Nietschke MELBOURNE 23
Alex Neal Bullen MELBOURNE 23
Kade Chandler MELBOURNE 23
Nick Larkey NORTH MELBOURNE 23
Red Og Murphy NORTH MELBOURNE 23
Cameron Hewett PORT ADELAIDE 23
Jason Castagna RICHMOND 23
Patrick Naish RICHMOND 23
Jack Steele ST KILDA 23
Josh Bruce ST KILDA 23
Callum Wilkie ST KILDA 23
Robbie Fox SYDNEY 23
Harry Reynolds SYDNEY 23
Hayden McLean SYDNEY 23
Joel Amartey SYDNEY 23
Brad Sheppard WEST COAST 23
Tom Hickey WEST COAST 23
Harry Edwards WEST COAST 23
Riley Knight ADELAIDE 22
Bryce Gibbs ADELAIDE 22
Taylor Walker ADELAIDE 22
Sam Jacobs ADELAIDE 22
Richard Douglas ADELAIDE 22
Mitch Robinson BRISBANE 22
Eric Hipwood BRISBANE 22
Tom Joyce BRISBANE 22
Sam Docherty CARLTON 22
Jarrod Garlett CARLTON 22
Will Setterfield CARLTON 22
Hugh Goddard CARLTON 22
Tim Broomhead COLLINGWOOD 22
Darcy Parish ESSENDON 22
Kobe Mutch ESSENDON 22
Mitch Brown ESSENDON 22
Conor McKenna ESSENDON 22
Nathan Fyfe FREMANTLE 22
Brandan Parfitt GEELONG 22
Joel Selwood GEELONG 22
Tom Hawkins GEELONG 22
Cameron Guthrie GEELONG 22
Jake Tarca GEELONG 22
Stefan Okunbor GEELONG 22
Pearce Hanley GOLD COAST 22
Charlie Ballard GOLD COAST 22
Rory Thompson GOLD COAST 22
Jarrod Witts GOLD COAST 22
Nick Haynes GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 22
Adam Kennedy GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 22
Shaun Burgoyne HAWTHORN 22
Jaeger O'Meara HAWTHORN 22
Chad Wingard HAWTHORN 22
Jordan Lewis MELBOURNE 22
Billy Stretch MELBOURNE 22
Aaron vandenBerg MELBOURNE 22
Neville Jetta MELBOURNE 22
Declan Keilty MELBOURNE 22
Ben Jacobs NORTH MELBOURNE 22
Luke McDonald NORTH MELBOURNE 22
Jared Polec NORTH MELBOURNE 22
Scott Thompson NORTH MELBOURNE 22
Connor Rozee PORT ADELAIDE 22
David Astbury RICHMOND 22
Jack Lonie ST KILDA 22
Josh Battle ST KILDA 22
Darcy Cameron SYDNEY 22
Lance Franklin SYDNEY 22
Durak Tucker SYDNEY 22
Heath Grundy SYDNEY 22
Durak Tucker SYDNEY 22
Xavier O'Neill WEST COAST 22
Patrick Bines WEST COAST 22
Jordon Sweet FOOTSCRAY 22
Shane McAdam ADELAIDE 21
Jordon Butts ADELAIDE 21
Allen Christensen BRISBANE 21
Nick Robertson BRISBANE 21
Darcy Gardiner BRISBANE 21
Noah Answerth BRISBANE 21
Archie Smith BRISBANE 21
Mitch Hinge BRISBANE 21
Jamie Elliott COLLINGWOOD 21
James Aish COLLINGWOOD 21
Levi Greenwood COLLINGWOOD 21
Steele Sidebottom COLLINGWOOD 21
Atu Bosenavulagi COLLINGWOOD 21
John Noble COLLINGWOOD 21
Joe Daniher ESSENDON 21
Brayden Ham ESSENDON 21
Dylan Clarke ESSENDON 21
Jesse Hogan FREMANTLE 21
Harley Bennell FREMANTLE 21
David Mundy FREMANTLE 21
Alex Pearce FREMANTLE 21
Brett Bewley FREMANTLE 21
Brennan Cox FREMANTLE 21
Ethan Hughes FREMANTLE 21
Ben Jarvis GEELONG 21
Nathan Kreuger GEELONG 21
Oscar Brownless GEELONG 21
Mitch Duncan GEELONG 21
Caleb Graham GOLD COAST 21
Nick Holman GOLD COAST 21
Sam Fletcher GOLD COAST 21
Isaac Cumming GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 21
Heath Shaw GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 21
Dawson Simpson GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 21
Harry Morrison HAWTHORN 21
Ben McEvoy HAWTHORN 21
Grant Birchall HAWTHORN 21
Nathan Jones MELBOURNE 21
Christian Salem MELBOURNE 21
Charlie Spargo MELBOURNE 21
Clayton Oliver MELBOURNE 21
Mitch Hannan MELBOURNE 21
Braydon Preuss MELBOURNE 21
Oscar McDonald MELBOURNE 21
Harrison Petty MELBOURNE 21
Joel Smith MELBOURNE 21
Nathan Hrovat NORTH MELBOURNE 21
Ben McKay NORTH MELBOURNE 21
Tom Murphy NORTH MELBOURNE 21
Tom Wilkinson NORTH MELBOURNE 21
Tom Campbell NORTH MELBOURNE 21
Paddy Ryder PORT ADELAIDE 21
Dougal Howard PORT ADELAIDE 21
Jarrod Lienert PORT ADELAIDE 21
Nick Vlastuin RICHMOND 21
Bachar Houli RICHMOND 21
Jack Ross RICHMOND 21
Dan Hannebery ST KILDA 21
Max King ST KILDA 21
Rowan Marshall ST KILDA 21
David Armitage ST KILDA 21
Tim Membrey ST KILDA 21
Brandon White ST KILDA 21
Oscar Clavarino ST KILDA 21
Zac Foot SYDNEY 21
Ryley Stoddart SYDNEY 21
Andrew Gaff WEST COAST 21
Nathan Vardy WEST COAST 21
Francis Watson WEST COAST 21
Matt Suckling FOOTSCRAY 21
Mitch Wallis FOOTSCRAY 21
Bailey Smith FOOTSCRAY 21
Tory Dickson FOOTSCRAY 21
Brad Crouch ADELAIDE 20
Cameron Rayner BRISBANE 20
Daniel McStay BRISBANE 20
Harris Andrews BRISBANE 20
Connor Ballenden BRISBANE 20
Kade Simpson CARLTON 20
Tom Williamson CARLTON 20
Alex Fasolo CARLTON 20
Kym LeBois CARLTON 20
Brodie Grundy COLLINGWOOD 20
Chris Mayne COLLINGWOOD 20
Callum Brown COLLINGWOOD 20
Travis Varcoe COLLINGWOOD 20
Tom Phillips COLLINGWOOD 20
Ben Crocker COLLINGWOOD 20
David Myers ESSENDON 20
Jake Long ESSENDON 20
Griffin Logue FREMANTLE 20
Bradley Hill FREMANTLE 20
Travis Colyer FREMANTLE 20
Jason Carter FREMANTLE 20
Rhys Stanley GEELONG 20
Harry Taylor GEELONG 20
Jed Bews GEELONG 20
Anthony Miles GOLD COAST 20
Ben Ainsworth GOLD COAST 20
Lachie Weller GOLD COAST 20
Chris Burgess GOLD COAST 20
Peter Wright GOLD COAST 20
Harrison Wigg GOLD COAST 20
Kieren Briggs GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 20
Jake Stein GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 20
Callum Brown GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 20
Tom Mitchell HAWTHORN 20
Will Langford HAWTHORN 20
Max Gawn MELBOURNE 20
Oskar Baker MELBOURNE 20
Corey Wagner MELBOURNE 20
Guy Walker MELBOURNE 20
Austin Bradtke MELBOURNE 20
Jed Anderson NORTH MELBOURNE 20
Shaun Higgins NORTH MELBOURNE 20
Tarryn Thomas NORTH MELBOURNE 20
Will Walker NORTH MELBOURNE 20
Peter Ladhams PORT ADELAIDE 20
Shane Edwards RICHMOND 20
Oleg Markov RICHMOND 20
Jake Aarts RICHMOND 20
Hunter Clark ST KILDA 20
Callum Sinclair SYDNEY 20
Matthew Ling SYDNEY 20
Luke Parker SYDNEY 20
George Hewett SYDNEY 20
Nick Smith SYDNEY 20
James Bell SYDNEY 20
Daniel Venables WEST COAST 20
Lewis Jetta WEST COAST 20
Matthew Allen WEST COAST 20
Fraser McInnes WEST COAST 20
Lachie Hunter FOOTSCRAY 20
Lukas Webb FOOTSCRAY 20
Billy Gowers FOOTSCRAY 20
Brad Lynch FOOTSCRAY 20
Roarke Smith FOOTSCRAY 20
Lachie Young FOOTSCRAY 20
Matt Crouch ADELAIDE 19
Wayne Milera ADELAIDE 19
Brodie Smith ADELAIDE 19
Toby Wooller BRISBANE 19
Ryan Bastinac BRISBANE 19
Paddy Dow CARLTON 19
Lochie O'Brien CARLTON 19
Tom De Koning CARLTON 19
Liam Stocker CARLTON 19
Cameron Polson CARLTON 19
Levi Casboult CARLTON 19
Will Kelly COLLINGWOOD 19
Mason Cox COLLINGWOOD 19
Mark Keane COLLINGWOOD 19
Devon Smith ESSENDON 19
Cale Hooker ESSENDON 19
Tom Jok ESSENDON 19
Shane Kersten FREMANTLE 19
Lloyd Meek FREMANTLE 19
Stephen Hill FREMANTLE 19
Scott Jones FREMANTLE 19
Ryan Nyhuis FREMANTLE 19
Mark O'Connor GEELONG 19
Kaiden Brand HAWTHORN 19
Damon Greaves HAWTHORN 19
Tom McDonald MELBOURNE 19
Sam Weideman MELBOURNE 19
Tristan Xerri NORTH MELBOURNE 19
Steven Motlop PORT ADELAIDE 19
Travis Boak PORT ADELAIDE 19
Todd Marshall PORT ADELAIDE 19
Willem Drew PORT ADELAIDE 19
Riley Grundy PORT ADELAIDE 19
Tobin Cox PORT ADELAIDE 19
Kai Pudney PORT ADELAIDE 19
Trent Cotchin RICHMOND 19
Kane Lambert RICHMOND 19
Luke English RICHMOND 19
Mabior Chol RICHMOND 19
Dylan Roberton ST KILDA 19
Nathan Brown ST KILDA 19
Robbie Young ST KILDA 19
Sam Alabakis ST KILDA 19
Doulton Langlands ST KILDA 19
Ryan Clarke SYDNEY 19
Isaac Heeney SYDNEY 19
Oliver Florent SYDNEY 19
Tom McCartin SYDNEY 19
Lewis Melican SYDNEY 19
Sam Wicks SYDNEY 19
Toby Pink SYDNEY 19
Kurt Tippett SYDNEY 19
Luke Shuey WEST COAST 19
Luke Foley WEST COAST 19
Kurt Mutimer WEST COAST 19
Brodie Riach WEST COAST 19
Rhylee West FOOTSCRAY 19
Taylor Duryea FOOTSCRAY 19
Toby McLean FOOTSCRAY 19
Luke Brown ADELAIDE 18
Tom Lynch ADELAIDE 18
Will Hamill ADELAIDE 18
Luke Hodge BRISBANE 18
Marcus Adams BRISBANE 18
Corey Lyons BRISBANE 18
Liam Jones CARLTON 18
Dayne Beams COLLINGWOOD 18
Darcy Moore COLLINGWOOD 18
Tyler Brown COLLINGWOOD 18
Ben McNiece ESSENDON 18
Brandon Matera FREMANTLE 18
Nathan Wilson FREMANTLE 18
Luke Valente FREMANTLE 18
Scott Selwood GEELONG 18
Esava Ratugolea GEELONG 18
Darcy Fort GEELONG 18
Tom Nicholls GOLD COAST 18
Brad Scheer GOLD COAST 18
Phil Davis GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 18
Adam Tomlinson GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 18
Marc Pittonet HAWTHORN 18
Ben Cunnington NORTH MELBOURNE 18
Sam Wright NORTH MELBOURNE 18
Kayne Turner NORTH MELBOURNE 18
Bailey Scott NORTH MELBOURNE 18
Declan Watson NORTH MELBOURNE 18
Robbie Gray PORT ADELAIDE 18
Kane Farrell PORT ADELAIDE 18
Joel Garner PORT ADELAIDE 18
Scott Lycett PORT ADELAIDE 18
Joe Atley PORT ADELAIDE 18
Dylan Grimes RICHMOND 18
Alex Rance RICHMOND 18
Tom Lynch RICHMOND 18
Connor Menadue RICHMOND 18
Shane Savage ST KILDA 18
Blake Acres ST KILDA 18
Ed Phillips ST KILDA 18
Nick Hind ST KILDA 18
Lewis Pierce ST KILDA 18
James Rose SYDNEY 18
Tom Papley SYDNEY 18
Sam Naismith SYDNEY 18
Chris Masten WEST COAST 18
Callum Porter FOOTSCRAY 18
Will Hayes FOOTSCRAY 18
Paul Seedsman ADELAIDE 17
Rory Atkins ADELAIDE 17
Reilly O'Brien ADELAIDE 17
Ben Keays BRISBANE 17
Stefan Martin BRISBANE 17
Lewis Taylor BRISBANE 17
Tom Fullarton BRISBANE 17
Ben Silvagni CARLTON 17
Taylor Adams COLLINGWOOD 17
Brayden Sier COLLINGWOOD 17
Dylan Shiel ESSENDON 17
Aaron Francis ESSENDON 17
Aaron Sandilands FREMANTLE 17
Taylin Duman FREMANTLE 17
Dillon O'Reilly FREMANTLE 17
Tim Kelly GEELONG 17
Ryan Abbott GEELONG 17
Wil Powell GOLD COAST 17
Isaac Smith HAWTHORN 17
Daniel Howe HAWTHORN 17
Paul Puopolo HAWTHORN 17
David Mirra HAWTHORN 17
Steven May MELBOURNE 17
Tom Sparrow MELBOURNE 17
Marty Hore MELBOURNE 17
Todd Goldstein NORTH MELBOURNE 17
Robbie Tarrant NORTH MELBOURNE 17
Curtis Taylor NORTH MELBOURNE 17
Tom Jonas PORT ADELAIDE 17
Nathan Broad RICHMOND 17
Callum Moore RICHMOND 17
Mav Weller RICHMOND 17
Liam Baker RICHMOND 17
Billy Longer ST KILDA 17
Bailey Rice ST KILDA 17
Callum Mills SYDNEY 17
Shannon Hurn WEST COAST 17
Lewis Young FOOTSCRAY 17
Ed Richards FOOTSCRAY 17
Tom Liberatore FOOTSCRAY 17
Ben Cavarra FOOTSCRAY 17
Fergus Greene FOOTSCRAY 17
Aaron Naughton FOOTSCRAY 17
Tyson Stengle ADELAIDE 16
Ely Smith BRISBANE 16
Lachie Neale BRISBANE 16
Daniel Rich BRISBANE 16
Sam Skinner BRISBANE 16
Darcy Lang CARLTON 16
Sam Walsh CARLTON 16
Nic Newman CARLTON 16
Dale Thomas CARLTON 16
Matt Cottrell CARLTON 16
Rupert Wills COLLINGWOOD 16
Sam Murray COLLINGWOOD 16
Martin Gleeson ESSENDON 16
Mason Redman ESSENDON 16
Matt Guelfi ESSENDON 16
Trent Mynott ESSENDON 16
Will Snelling ESSENDON 16
Reece Conca FREMANTLE 16
Matt Taberner FREMANTLE 16
Gary Ablett GEELONG 16
Gary Rohan GEELONG 16
Sam Menegola GEELONG 16
Gryan Miers GEELONG 16
Sam Simpson GEELONG 16
Will Brodie GOLD COAST 16
Touk Miller GOLD COAST 16
Connor Nutting GOLD COAST 16
Toby Greene GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 16
Brett Deledio GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 16
Callan Ward GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 16
Daniel Lloyd GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 16
Tom Scully HAWTHORN 16
Luke Breust HAWTHORN 16
Dylan Moore HAWTHORN 16
Taylor Garner NORTH MELBOURNE 16
Shaun Atley NORTH MELBOURNE 16
Tom Clurey PORT ADELAIDE 16
Sam Hayes PORT ADELAIDE 16
Riley Bonner PORT ADELAIDE 16
Shaun Grigg RICHMOND 16
Luke Dunstan ST KILDA 16
Colin O'Riordan SYDNEY 16
Bailey Dale FOOTSCRAY 16
Caleb Daniel FOOTSCRAY 16
Tim English FOOTSCRAY 16
Ryan Gardner FOOTSCRAY 16
Paul Hunter ADELAIDE 15
Tom Berry BRISBANE 15
Daniel Wells COLLINGWOOD 15
Lynden Dunn COLLINGWOOD 15
Noah Gown ESSENDON 15
Sean Darcy FREMANTLE 15
Rory Lobb FREMANTLE 15
Luke Ryan FREMANTLE 15
Tobe Watson FREMANTLE 15
Tom Stewart GEELONG 15
Tom Atkins GEELONG 15
Corey Ellis GOLD COAST 15
Sean Lemmens GOLD COAST 15
Brent Daniels GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 15
Matt de Boer GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 15
Liam Shiels HAWTHORN 15
Tim Smith MELBOURNE 15
Mason Wood NORTH MELBOURNE 15
Ben Brown NORTH MELBOURNE 15
Ryan Burton PORT ADELAIDE 15
Sam Mayes PORT ADELAIDE 15
Dustin Martin RICHMOND 15
Brandon Ellis RICHMOND 15
Fraser Turner RICHMOND 15
Shai Bolton RICHMOND 15
Sebastian Ross ST KILDA 15
Dom Sheed WEST COAST 15
Liam Duggan WEST COAST 15
Lin Jong FOOTSCRAY 15
Eddie Betts ADELAIDE 14
Ben Davis ADELAIDE 14
Ed Curnow CARLTON 14
Adam Treloar COLLINGWOOD 14
Tom Langdon COLLINGWOOD 14
Anton Tohill COLLINGWOOD 14
Tom Wilson COLLINGWOOD 14
Sam Draper ESSENDON 14
Adam Cerra FREMANTLE 14
Stefan Giro FREMANTLE 14
Aaron Young GOLD COAST 14
Sam Collins GOLD COAST 14
Ben King GOLD COAST 14
Sam Taylor GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 14
Conor Nash HAWTHORN 14
Tim Mohr HAWTHORN 14
Will Golds HAWTHORN 14
Trent Dumont NORTH MELBOURNE 14
Paul Ahern NORTH MELBOURNE 14
Dom Tyson NORTH MELBOURNE 14
Brad Ebert PORT ADELAIDE 14
Karl Amon PORT ADELAIDE 14
Dan Houston PORT ADELAIDE 14
Dion Prestia RICHMOND 14
Noah Balta RICHMOND 14
Dane Rampe SYDNEY 14
Ben Ronke SYDNEY 14
Tom Barrass WEST COAST 14
Willie Rioli WEST COAST 14
Easton Wood FOOTSCRAY 14
Sam Lloyd FOOTSCRAY 14
Rory Sloane ADELAIDE 13
Andy Otten ADELAIDE 13
Rory Laird ADELAIDE 13
Tom Doedee ADELAIDE 13
Tom Cutler BRISBANE 13
Ryan Lester BRISBANE 13
Matt Eagles BRISBANE 13
Tom North FREMANTLE 13
Aiden Bonar GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 13
Connor Idun GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 13
Conor Glass HAWTHORN 13
Tim O'Brien HAWTHORN 13
Ben Stratton HAWTHORN 13
Ned Reeves HAWTHORN 13
Sam Frost MELBOURNE 13
Sam Durdin NORTH MELBOURNE 13
Ollie Wines PORT ADELAIDE 13
Sam Gray PORT ADELAIDE 13
Ben Miller RICHMOND 13
Ivan Soldo RICHMOND 13
Dean Kent ST KILDA 13
Liam Ryan WEST COAST 13
Nic Naitanui WEST COAST 13
Dale Morris FOOTSCRAY 13
Daniel Talia ADELAIDE 12
Adam Saad ESSENDON 12
Ed Langdon FREMANTLE 12
Sam Day GOLD COAST 12
Tim Taranto GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 12
Aidan Corr GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 12
Aaron Hall NORTH MELBOURNE 12
Dan Butler RICHMOND 12
Daniel Rioli RICHMOND 12
Logan Austin ST KILDA 12
Ben Paton ST KILDA 12
Sam Rowe ST KILDA 12
Elliot Yeo WEST COAST 12
Oscar Allen WEST COAST 12
Teia Miles HAWTHORN 11
Tom Cole WEST COAST 11
Ben Reid COLLINGWOOD 10
Matt Dea ESSENDON 10
Sam Sturt FREMANTLE 10
Ian Hill GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 10
Sam Reid GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 10
Ben Long ST KILDA 10
Sam Reid SYDNEY 10
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Red Grange's Barnstorming Tour (Part 3/3): In late 1925/early 1926, the Bears' tour took them through Florida and the West Coast.

Part 1, Part 2

Welcome to the third and final chapter of my series following Red Grange and the Chicago Bears' barnstorming tour through America!
Last time, we covered the first leg of the tour that wrapped up the NFL season and took on other teams in the Midwest and East Coast. Today, we wrap up the tour with the second leg through Florida and the West Coast!

Part 3: The January Tour

The Florida League

Remember Tim Callahan's Florida league and C.C. Pyle's West Coast tour? Eight days after the first tour ended, Grange traveled south to participate, but he wasn't alone for the Bears were joining him on his excursion spanning 7,000 miles.[1][2]
Before leaving, Grange went home to Wheaton to heal his arm and visit his family. "For the first time in my life I had money and got a big kick out of being able to afford certain luxuries for my family," said Grange in his autobiography.[1] "For Christmas I bought a roadster for Garland and presented Dad with a check for one thousand dollars."
Grange's contract for the Florida games stipulated he would start and play the entire game if possible, with an exception being if he was seriously injured.[3] Speaking of injuries, he and Dr. E.B. Cooley expressed concern over his arm and potential complications after taking X-rays, but with the first game of the tour not being until Christmas Day, he had time to heal.[4] After giving further treatment and his patient assuring the media he would not be "taking any chances with (his) injured wing", Cooley cleared Grange to play.[5][6]
The Bears' roster, which had 18 players for the first tour, featured some changes as they prepared to head to Florida. Now at 21 players, quarterback Richard Vick, halfback Harold Erickson, end Paul Goebel, tackle Roy Lyman, and center Ralph Claypool joined the team; Vick was a member of the Detroit Panthers, whom the Bears had played earlier in December, while Erickson and Claypool came over from the Chicago Cardinals. Goebel was an All-American at Michigan.[1]
Grange and the Bears left for Florida on December 21.[5][6] This time, Pyle came prepared; he organized a special Pullman train car called "Bethulla" for the team, hired a personal porter for their luggage, and provided matching sweaters and pants. On the ride between cities, the players gave the train the nickname "Dog House", a name they honored by barking.[2] Although the Bears continued their trend of playing on consecutive days, they explained it would not be an issue provided they had week-long breaks between such stretches.[7]

Game On

The Bears' train arrived in Miami on Wednesday afternoon, December 23. Later that day, the team was treated to a banquet at a Coral Gables country club, attended by 200 Illinois students and faculty. After a night of speeches and dancing, Grange and company got to work with practice the following day.[8]
Christmas Day marked the first matchup of the Florida tour, the Bears taking on a team of former college all-stars led by Callahan in Coral Gables. When they arrived in town, Halas, Pyle, and Bears co-owner Dutch Sternaman noticed the venue for the game was simply a large field of sand; to their astonishment, a 200-man team of carpenters showed up and quickly started building a temporary 25,000-seat stadium.[1][2] However, the field was a disaster, prompting Halas to call New York for new cleats, including a hard toe shoe for fullback/kicker Earl Britton. Britton complained the hard toe wouldn't help him punt, and although he had two 50-yard punts in the game, he eventually switched to his usual shoes.[2] In the second quarter, Grange scored the game's lone touchdown on a two-yard run that had been set up by his 33-yard dash. Grange played all but one quarter (third) in the 7–0 win, recording nine carries for 89 yards.[9] Although the game's promoter expressed excitement at possibly making a lot of money from it, only 8,000 tickets were sold as tickets went for $20 ($292.68 in 2019), over five times more expensive than for an NFL game.[2] The stadium was demolished the next day.[1]
In other news that tied into a discussion in Part 2, the NCAA and American Football Coaches Association hosted their annual meeting in New York over the weekend, during which they condemned pro football for taking college football's stars like Grange and the Cardinals' Ernie Nevers away.[10] The Big Ten Conference, whom Grange's Illinois was a member of, had already prohibited pro players from accepting coaching jobs in the conference. The AFCA also voted to prevent anyone affiliated with pro football from picking college all-star and All-American rosters, assuming those on such teams would eventually go pro.[2]
Others proposed going as far as to ban or restrict pro football figures from getting close to college games. But then again, as the Associated Press wrote, the forward pass had been torn apart by critics at the previous year's meeting, yet many "agreed that the pass had made football a better game."[11]
In the media, some were especially and directly hostile to Grange as they attacked pro football. In January 1926, Herbert Reed of The Outlook magazine used his name as a verb in his article "De-Granging Football": to "grange" a game means to exploit it. Reed also called him "rather pathetic" and supported ostracizing college referees should they officiate a pro game. He added he knew of "hundreds" of companies that had banned pro players from working for them, and even proclaimed the next generation of football players had been "inoculated against professionalism in sport" and would never follow Grange's footsteps.[2]
The next game was not until New Year's Day in Tampa. In the meantime, Callahan – whose team was scheduled to play the Giants that day – announced his intention to write a biography on Grange.[1][12] There was also talk of Grange participating in a boxing match (he was an amateur boxer in college), but he shot it down.[13][14] The night before the Tampa game, Grange was arrested for speeding at 65 mph (the speed limit was 45), but he wasn't alone; golfers Jim Barnes and Johnny Farrell and Olympic swimmer Helen Wainwright accompanied him in the car. After listening to the officer's lecture and apologizing, the four attempted to pay for their release in cash, which he was hesitant to accept until he took $25 from Grange to let them go.[15]
January 1, 1926 saw the Bears take on the Tampa Cardinals, featuring the great Jim Thorpe. Although he was 41 at the time and in the twilight years of his athletic career, Thorpe decided to join the Florida league to boost publicity. That decision did not work out for him as he struggled to keep up, fumbling multiple times.[1] On the other side, Grange scored on a 70-yard run to break a 3–3 tie, followed by Sternaman's six-yard run to secure a 17–3 victory.[16]
In the eyes of Tampa Tribune writer Marvin McCarthy, the game was proof that pro football may not be so bad after all, as Tampa fans showed plenty of enthusiasm as they rooted for their team to "show those Bears up." Dr. H.E. Opre, who helped organize the event, was asked if ticket sales would cover expenses, to which he responded, "That doesn't matter. We are seeing a good football game. There is enough good land in Florida to make up whatever I lose on today's game."[16]
Shortly before leaving for the next game, Grange and Pyle decided to invest $17,000 each in the city's real estate, which ultimately turned out to be a bad idea when hurricanes brought an end to the Florida land boom.[2] A day after the Tampa game, Nevers and his all-star team welcomed the Bears to Jacksonville. The Stanford star kept the Illinois great at bay, recording two interceptions and stuffing Grange on multiple occasions. To combat Nevers, the Bears opted for a quick passing attack that paid off as Grange threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Verne Mullen, with a second touchdown also coming through the air.[1] Later in the game, Nevers lost a fumble that was returned for a TD, and although he scored late in the game, it was effectively in garbage time as the Bears won 19–6.[17] During the game, Mullen got into a fight with another player, sparking a brawl that was broken up by his teammates and police. Game promoters lost $12,500, but did not express worry as they were confident the money could be made up with later games.[18]
Before continuing their tour out of state, Halas' family decided to call it a trip. His wife Minnie, two-year-old (turning three in a few days) daughter Virginia, and newborn son George "Mugs" Jr. elected to return to Chicago rather than keep going with the team.[19]
"My brother had been born that September 1925, and [the tour] was just before my third birthday, so I don’t have any real memories," Virginia Halas McCaskey said in a June 2019 interview with NBC Sports Chicago.[19] "But I have heard many stories about the traveling on the train with my mother and her sister, my aunt. And we went as far as Florida and then decided, my mother decided we would go home and not make the trip to California."

Go West, Young Red

Afterwards, the Bears enjoyed a week off, during which they "lapped up some more sunshine and gorged themselves with shrimp," as Grange quipped.[1] Once they finished their time in Florida, the team traveled to New Orleans to play Tulane captain Lester Lautenschlager and his all-star group of players from other colleges in the South.[20] Chicago easily handled New Orleans as Grange recorded 136 rushing yards and a touchdown in a 14–0 shutout (he also had a 51-yard punt return nullified by a holding penalty).[1]
From Louisiana, the team went westward to Los Angeles, California. This was actually not the first barnstorming tour to reach the Golden State, let alone involving an NFL team; in 1920, the then-APFA champion Akron Pros conducted a tour of the state, though there was obviously not as much fanfare as there was for the Bears'.[2] While going around town, Grange was surprised to discover a street in nearby Glendale had been renamed Grange Street in his honor (thanks to a city council member being a big football fan).[1] He also met famed botanist Luther Burbank while in California.
On game day, the Bears took on the Los Angeles Tigers in the Coliseum. The game was met with great excitement when All-American halfback George "Wildcat" Wilson of Washington joined the Tigers, hoping to get a chance to battle Grange.[21] In front of what was considered one of, if not the largest crowd for a football game in the West at the time with between 65,000 and 75,000 fans, Grange opened the scoring with a four-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Wilson impressed with 126 rushing yards, but also lost a fumble. Roy Baker scored the lone touchdown for the Tigers, while Joey Sternaman added a TD of his own in the 17–7 victory.[1][22] According to game organizer P.S. Halbriter, receipts amounted to nearly $135,000, with approximately $50,000 going to Grange; it was the largest purse Grange had received up to that point in his pro career.[23]
The following day, the California Stars hosted the Bears on a high school field in San Diego. Chicago's Oscar Knop scored in the first quarter.[24] In a game that he considered himself "listless throughout" until very late, Grange played the first half and fourth quarter, scoring on a two-yard run in the latter to clinch a 14–0 shutout.[1][25] A day later, Portland Coast Baseball League President Tom Turner announced his plans to convince Grange and the Bears to come to Portland for a game later in January.[26] Pyle also expressed interest in taking Grange and the sport overseas to China.[7]
After another week to unwind, Grange and company went upstate to the Bay Area to take on the San Francisco Tigers at Kezar Stadium. Once again, Wilson was the leader of their opponent.[1] The local Olympic Club led by Babe Hollingbery considered playing, but were threatened in December by club directors with losing their memberships if they did so; when reports surfaced that Hollingbery was helping to promote the game anyway, he denied them and said he had been offered $5,000 to coach in the game but took no other action. Instead, Olympic Club member "Buck" Bailey took the reins as coach.[27]
Although the Bears were 2 to 1 betting favorites, the Tigers' James "Rabbit" Bradshaw surprised with two interceptions (one off Grange), a 43-yard fumble recovery, and a 33-yard punt return.[28] Teammates Bob Fitzke and Houston Stockton scored two touchdowns in the Tigers' 14–9 upset, while Wilson outperformed Grange with 87 rushing yards against the latter's 41 until Wilson suffered a head injury in the fourth quarter (Stockton also exited the game, though with a leg injury).[1][29] The Bears' lone touchdown was a 20-yard throw by Sternaman to Paul Goebel.[28]
On January 30 and 31, Turner's words became a reality as the Bears visited the Pacific Northwest to play all-star teams in Portland and Seattle. And guess what? Wilson was their captain. Yes, for both teams. He agreed to play under the conditions that he gets paid in advance and game organizers provide him with a good offensive line; as Wilson explained, "The Chicago Bears have the biggest and best line I ever saw on a football field."[30] He got his request as the rosters drew their players from the Waterfront Athletic Club; to quote the United Press, these players were "made up of a bunch of husky longshoremen, hard as nails, who are in the best of condition and ready to fight."[31]
In the days leading up to their Northwest slate, uncertainty surrounded Grange, whose contract with the Bears was set to expire at week's end.[32] But we'll get to that once we finish the tour.
With a "small but highly critical crowd" of between 5,000 and 6,500 watching, Grange and the Bears slaughtered Wilson and the Longshoremen 60–3.[33][34] The Illinois duo of Grange and Britton had a field day as the latter recorded a hat trick of TDs, while Grange scored twice in the first half on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Laurie Walquist and a 45-yard TD run.[35] However, Grange did not complete the game as he was hurt in a pile-up shortly before the first half ended.[1] On Wilson's side, he never had a chance to do anything, only being on the field for six of his team's offensive snaps before he joined Grange in exiting prior to halftime.[34]
The next day, Chicago wrapped up the tour against Wilson's Seattle All-Stars, comprised mostly of the same players on Portland.[1] During the second quarter, Grange was breaking away on the verge of scoring an easy touchdown when Wilson tackled him; Wilson hurt his right leg on the play and was knocked out of the game.[36] While on the topic of injuries, Wilson's teammate Rollie Corbett broke his leg during the game, prompting Grange, Pyle, and Wilson to set up a fund to help out; the three donated $50 each.[37] Grange had two touchdowns — a 36-yard run and a 31-yard pass — and 99 rushing yards on nine attempts before watching the second half from the sidelines. The Bears won 34–0.[36]
When the gun sounded in Seattle, Pyle gave Grange his final check of his rookie season: $50,000. "Counting the money I drew weekly, I had earned nearly $125,000 in my first season as a professional football player. Charlie had kept his word. Now I thought I could go on to make it a million."[1]
After 19 games in 66 days, the tours were finally complete. Grange concluded:[1]
The Bears' eight-game exhibition series wasn't nearly as hard on any of us physically as the ten-game schedule that followed my joining the team on Thanksgiving Day. I found it no strain to play a minimum of thirty minutes in every one of the games on the winter trip. What made the difference was the fact that we had five and a half weeks in which to play the eight tilts, besides having four more teammates to share the load. Nevertheless, we were all in need of a good long vacation.
The Bears had played a total of twenty-eight games from the start of their season early in September 1925, and I had appeared in twenty-four contests counting the eight games of my senior year at Illinois. When I became a member of the Chicago Bears it was considered a move of such importance in the sports world, many of the outstanding sports writers of the day like Westbrook Pegler, Ford Frick and Damon Runyon were assigned by their syndicates and papers to travel with the team. They wrote about anything and everything that happened to me. Because of the reams of copy given over to me and the tremendous public interest it stirred up, the Bears were able to attract over 360,000 fans in eighteen games from Thanksgiving Day, 1925, to January 31, 1926.
More than 150,000 of this impressive total was recorded on the exhibition junket that started Christmas Day. We covered one end of the country to the other, making in excess of 7,000 miles in the swing from Coral Gables to Seattle and back to Chicago again. We made enough pro-football converts all over the land to give the sport the shot in the arm it so badly needed and, from the 1925 season on, professional football began to grow steadily in popularity.

Results

Date Opponent Location Score Leg Record Approx. Attendance
December 25 Coral Gables Collegians Coral Gables W 7–0 1–0 8,000
January 1 Tampa Cardinals Tampa W 17–3 2–0 8,000
January 2 Jacksonville Stars Jacksonville W 19–6 3–0 35,000
January 10 New Orleans Stars New Orleans W 14–0 4–0 10,000
January 16 Los Angeles Tigers Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum W 17–7 5–0 75,000
January 17 California Stars San Diego W 14–0 6–0 10,000
January 24 San Francisco Tigers Kezar Stadium L 9–14 6–1 25,000
January 30 Portland Longshoremen Portland W 60–3 7–1 5,000
January 31 Seattle All-Stars Seattle W 34–0 8–1 5,000

Epilogue: Beyond the Tour

Lights, Camera, Action

Grange and the Bears returned to Chicago the Thursday after the game, from which he went home to Wheaton for a break before going to Los Angeles to work on his movie that had been brought up a few times in the first two parts.[38][39]
The film in question, One Minute to Play by FBO Studios, featured Grange as Red Wade, a high school football star who wishes to attend Claxton University and play for their prestigious team. However, his father John (portrayed by Charles Ogle), who hates football, orders him to quit and instead attend Parmalee, a school down on its luck financially and on the football field. Regardless, Red stands by his choice and chooses Claxton. On the train ride to Claxton, he meets Sally Rogers (Mary McAllister), the sister of Parmalee head coach Tex Rogers (Lee Shumway), and ends up in a brawl with Claxton team captain/Sally's love interest Biff Wheeler (Hendricks) that knocks him out. When he recovers, Red learns the train had taken him to Parmalee, but decides to stay after his pet dog leads him to a reunion with Sally. Although he initially follows his father's words and doesn't try out for the football team, the urge to play is too strong and he does so anyway. With Red leading the way, Parmalee wins its first game in years.[40][41]
When John finds out about his son's on-field success, he confronts Red the day before the Parmalee/Claxton game and threatens to pull a $100,000 endowment he had made to the university. That night, Red pretends he is intoxicated to get out of playing, leading to Tex benching him. The next day, John attends the game to make sure Red isn't on the field, but starts to develop genuine interest in the action and realizes his mistake. Coach Rogers is reluctant to let Red play, but with Parmalee trailing 6–0 with not much time left, he sends him in. With one minute to play, Red scores the game-winning touchdown and extra point. And yes, he gets together with Sally in the end.[40][41]
For the climactic Parmalee/Claxton game, Wilson appeared as a player on the Claxton team. Since the game action scenes were shot at California's Pomona College in summer while the film's setting is the Midwest in autumn, the director struggled to figure out how to get extras to participate in the heat. Considering their rivalry on the tour, Pyle suggested advertising the scene as an exhibition game between Grange and Wilson, with fans being granted free admission if they arrived in fall clothing. 15,000 extras turned up.[1][2]
After the movie premiere, FBO Studios head Joseph P. Kennedy reached out to Grange and asked if he would consider retiring from football to become a full-time actor for the company; he declined. "If you've never seen Red Grange play football, now's your chance, for he plays it like every thing in this picture," a Chicago Tribune movie critic under the newspaper's popular pseudonym Mae Tinee wrote.[1]
Grange went on to work on other productions like A Racing Romeo, an auto racing movie that allowed him to connect with early motorsports great Barney Oldfield, and the 12-chapter series The Galloping Ghost, an action serial that saw him perform his own stunts including vehicle chases and explosions.[1]

The Yankees and the Rebel League

So One Minute to Play did alright and people loved Grange's acting, but what about his future with the Bears? Well, with the 1926 season nearing, Pyle approached Halas and Sternaman about buying a part of the Bears. As Pyle argued, if the team wanted to thrive, they should continue to capitalize on Grange's celebrity status. However, the two rejected his offer.[1]
Severing ties with the Bears, Pyle and Grange decided to start their own team in New York. They received a five-year lease at Yankee Stadium and sought to place their "New York Yankees" in the NFL, but Giants owner Tim Mara – the man whose franchise had been saved by Grange's tour in December – did not want to give up his territorial rights.[1][39]
Out of options, Pyle did what any reasonable businessman looking to break into pro football without the NFL would do: start his own league. Dubbed the American Football League, the new group consisted of nine teams: the Yankees, the Chicago Bulls (yes, the Bulls), the Cleveland Panthers, the Brooklyn Horsemen, the Boston Bulldogs, the Newark Bears, the Philadelphia Quakers, the Los Angeles Wildcats, and the Rock Island Independents. The Independents came over from the NFL, while the Wildcats were led and partly owned by Wilson, who continued his association with Pyle and Grange when he signed a contract with them.[1][42] The Bulls featured two of Grange's former Bears teammates in Johnny Mohardt and Joey Sternaman; with the Chicago Cardinals moving to Normal Park for the 1926 season, the Bulls took over as the football team of Comiskey Park.[1][43]
Spoiler alert: the AFL lasted just one year as financial issues plagued many of the teams. Discussing the lone season is probably enough to be a story for another time. Until then...
Tell me if this sounds familiar. Grange and Pyle, seeking to make it big, embark on a barnstorming tour to bring legitimacy to a fledgling football league. After the 1926 season, they did it again. Joined by a team created by Wilson dubbed Wilson's Wildcats, the Yankees toured California and Texas on a ten-game schedule.[1]
Although he played in every game, the slate was relatively unremarkable for Grange. In fact, his "only memorable part of the tour" was when he and his teammates were arrested at a Dallas hotel at 4 AM for disturbing the peace and supposedly being intoxicated, the latter of which they denied. According to reports, the team walked into the hotel lobby, where they proved to be too loud for the hotel manager who called the police on them; Grange explained they were looking for a nightlife spot to hang out and an officer had recommended the hotel.[1][44]
When police arrived, teammate Pooley Hubert began arguing with a large policeman and was thrown at a seat against the wall. The hotel proprietress ordered them to leave and said there were no rooms available, but Grange commented they weren't looking for a place to stay. From there, the players were loaded into police cars and sent to jail, where they stayed until they were released after paying $10 fines each. Since they had a game to play in Beaumont, they elected to pay the fines instead of fight the rulings in court.[44]
"We had no idea it would turn into such a hullabaloo as this," Grange said after the arrest.[44] "If we had felt guilty we could have easily given fake names.
"To this day I'm trying to figure that one out," he remarked in his autobiography.[1]
Although the AFL died, Pyle reached an agreement with the NFL to assimilate the Yankees into the league, and Grange remained with the team.[1] In 1927, his career came into doubt during a game against the Bears; although he averaged five yards per carry and recorded an interception, the Yankees fell behind 12–0.[45][46] Late in the fourth quarter, teammate Eddie Tryon threw a pass to Grange, who was hit by Bears center George Trafton. As Grange landed, his cleat caught in the field. Trafton then fell on Grange, causing the latter to twist his right knee. His injury was revealed to be a torn tendon, which was aggravated when it swelled and water began to form. He underwent diathermy to treat the leg, but his running ability was effectively ruined.[1][47]
"After it happened, I was just another halfback," Grange said.[46]
Despite his knee, Grange returned to action just four weeks later — mostly due to contractual obligations — against the Cardinals, though at quarterback. The Yankees won 20–6, but he exacerbated the injury. Regardless, he continued to play and finished out the season. For the third straight year, he participated in a winter barnstorming tour.[1]
Prior to the 1928 season, Grange's contract with Pyle expired and the two formally parted ways, ending their three-year partnership. While the Yankees dragged along to a 4–8–1 record before Pyle shut down the operation for financial issues, Grange — who had sold his stake in the team — sat out the entire year. Instead, he and his father decided to join Chicago movie distributor Frank Zambreno on a nationwide vaudeville tour.[1]
Grange returned to the Bears in 1929.[48] Although he wasn't as electric of a runner as he was before the injury, he was still a contributor to the Bears' 1932 and 1933 championship teams, including catching the game-sealing touchdown in the former's playoff game on a controversial score that ultimately helped shape the NFL's passing attack. He retired after the 1934 season, but remained with the Bears as the backfield coach for the next three years; Halas had even offered him the head coaching position if he wanted it, but he declined.[49]
"I was highly flattered by Halas' offer, but didn't think I had enough experience for the job," Grange wrote.[1] "Besides, I never had any ambition to be a head coach in either the professional or college ranks."
He was a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's inaugural class in 1963.[50]

Pro Football's Future

With both tours now in the history books, this brought up some questions: Was it a success? Did it help pro football?
The answer to that is... kind of? Maybe not? As the Chicago Tribune's Don Maxwell wrote, you could make cases for both sides; on one hand, attendance was quite unimpressive (especially in Florida), game organizers lost money, Grange and Pyle didn't make as much cash as they had expected, and Grange's teammates like Joey Sternaman outperformed him in the games. On the other hand, Grange's presence still attracted plenty of interest, especially on the West Coast, and the total money he made was more than he "could have made in any other business in the same period."[51]
Others were more cynical. In a 1991 article published a week after Grange's death, Vito Stellino of the Baltimore Sun questioned Grange's impact on pro football and compared him to Herschel Walker's decision to join the United States Football League; although Walker was a high-profile signing, the league still died after a few years. Instead, he said television was what made the NFL.[52]
"But there's no point in even trying to puncture the myth," Stellino wrote.[52] "It's too embedded into the American sports psyche to disprove now. Anyway, it's a better story than the reality."
Historian John M. Carroll noted that among critics, the tours led to the belief that pro football was a circus led by certain stars, which could prove dangerous if such stars decided to play while hurt for the sake of bringing people to the games (as exhibited by Grange's injuries during the first tour). Some also feared the possibility of rigging certain game events like scores to favor the superstars and raise fan interest; Brooklyn Dodgers owneplayer John "Shipwreck" Kelly even said he had reached an agreement with Halas and the Bears to let Grange record a long run in a 1934 postseason exhibition game held in Knoxville, Tennessee.[53] Ironically, Kelly had a long run of his own with a 90-yard kickoff return touchdown in the exhibition, the last score of the game in the Bears' 20–6 victory; on the previous drive, Grange clinched the win with a five-yard touchdown reception.[54]
However, Carroll also added Grange helped speed up the NFL's development from a small-town group to a national, big-city league by the early 1930s as he proved pro football could draw a crowd, especially during the first tour.[53]
"Because there are so many variables to consider, it is difficult to state with certainty Grange's role in the rise of professional football," he wrote.[52] "We can safely say that Grange did not save a faltering NFL in 1925. The preponderance of evidence suggests that Grange's emergence as pro football's first real superstar propelled the NFL and pro football in general forward in establishing the game as a major league sport. The line of progress was halting and certainly Grange was only one of the forces that contributed to the rise of pro football. But Grange deserves some of the accolades accorded him as a pivotal individual in the emergence of the professional game."
In a February 1926 interview with the UP, Grange stood behind his decision to leave Illinois early for the pros, but also voiced his support for a rule prohibiting college players from going pro until they graduate.[38] Of course, this became a thing with the Red Grange Rule passed in 1926 and discussed in Part 1.
Despite the skepticism and attacks from the college level, he expressed his optimism for pro football:[39]
"Certainly, I am sold on the future of professional football. I believe it is headed for much the same position now held by professional baseball.
"[Pro football] is a much better brand of football, but lacks the intense rivalry of a school nature. I cannot see where it will detract from college football.
"About the best statement I have read is one written by Bill Tilden recently, in which he said the colleges have now commercialized the game, and the only difference between the two in the fact that college players get nothing for their labor."
Based on how it's evolved in the 90+ years since, things ultimately worked out quite nicely for pro football, didn't it?

Red's Reflection

Decades later in 1985, Grange reminisced about the start of his pro career, his celebrity status, and the tours' influence on the league during a conversation with a "visitor" that was covered in a Sports Illustrated article by John Underwood:[55]
"You didn't graduate, which I suppose at the time was perceived as a bad thing for college sport," the visitor said. "Do you regret it?"
"Well, I never had anybody ask me for my diploma, if that's what you mean. But I suppose I resent it a little that people mistake a lack of a diploma for a lack of brains. I was a good student. Hell, I had all kinds of trigonometry. A lot of people think if you play football you're dumb, but if you play golf or tennis you're smart.
"The thing is, I had a chance to make some money, a lot of money for me. When Herschel Walker got his chance, I couldn't blame him. I don't see how you can turn down four or five million dollars, no matter what anybody thinks. Ten or 15 years from now there'll be new Herschel Walkers. Herschel Walker has to take care of himself."
(Wife) Muggs returned, holding up a pair of old football pants. They were the color of dead leaves, and beneath the stark weave of their canvas skin the mysterious bulges of protection stood out like large welts. The pants had a formidable, inviolate look, as if they were capable of sweating on their own. The old man sitting in the chair smiled and turned over the belt for the visitor to see the inscription sewn inside: RED GRANGE MODEL. "I never wore these," he said. "They were sent to us by an Indian in Oklahoma."
"They were one of your endorsements?"
"I endorsed everything there for a while."
"Tell me about Cash and Carry Pyle," the visitor said.
"Dapper, that's the first word that comes to mind. He went to the barbershop every day of his life, and he was immaculate. He wore that derby and spats and carried a cane, and he had that neat little mustache. The greatest ladies' man you ever saw. He was married five times, three times to the same woman, and despite everything you might have read, he was one of the most honest men I ever knew.
"Charlie had more good ideas than any 10 men about how to make a buck. He'd made and lost a million three or four times. If he were active today, there'd be no end to the money he'd make. But he was straight with me from the start. He owned two theaters in Champaign. One night I was in there and the usher said, 'Mr. Pyle wants to see you.' I thought he was going to give me a couple of passes.
"I went into his office and he said, 'How'd you like to make $100,000?' I said, 'You've got the wrong guy. I don't do things like that.' He said, 'I'm talking about playing pro football. I'll guarantee you that much.' I said, 'Well, I'm interested.' I was only with Charlie for about three years, but I got everything he said I'd get, and more."
What you have to remember about the times, Grange said, "was that there just didn't seem to be a future in football. Now, of course, the game gives so many atha-letes a chance, and that's good. There's money in it, and when you're at your prime you should be able to pursue it. I told (Illinois HC) Zuppke, 'I've played three years. I've got more than three years left. I've got my life ahead of me. Are you going to take care of me until I'm 60?'
"We had some terrific arguments in his kitchen. He'd close the door and keep Mrs. Zuppke out. I said, 'You teach football, I'll take care of Grange.' I just couldn't accept the fact that it was all right for him to coach football for his life and not for me to play it. But most people take care of themselves first, and that's what he was doing. The colleges were scared to death that the pros would lure away their players with money.
"That's why I did it, of course. Football itself wasn't that important to me. But I went from having nothing to owning two or three cars at a time. I bought my father a $25,000 house, which was an expensive house in those days. I spent money like it was going out of circulation, until I learned better. I was a big shot. I drank Dom Perignon champagne. I wore a raccoon coat. I'd go into a restaurant and order from the right side of the menu. After I became a pro, if something I ordered didn't cost $20, I didn't want it.
"It was fun, but I don't think it was a good phase of my life. I noticed one thing that still seems to apply. Once you start getting paid to play, the crowds treat you differently. I got booed for the first time as a pro. It was a new feeling. I can understand it, though. They expect you to play up to what you're being paid. When we made that tour, the crowds only cared that I produced. They didn't care if I was tired or beat-up. I can't blame them. But it made football different for me.
"I don't have any complaints. I've lived the way I wanted, done what I wanted. I don't owe anybody. I couldn't be this way if it weren't for football. But I wonder now and then how the other guys are doing, guys who helped make the pro game, guys who played even after I did.
"Pro ball in the early days got two or three inches on the third page. After we made those tours, it was getting top headlines. We spread the NFL across the country, taking it to towns that never saw a pro game, doing anything to push the product. We played in Memphis one year, and after the game started, we were driving for a touchdown when the promoter came running on the field and told everybody we'd have to start over. The backer of the game was the founder of the Piggly Wiggly stores, Clarence Saunders, and he'd gotten caught in traffic and missed the kickoff. So we started over.
They're benefiting today because of the things we did. And isn't it too bad that the NFL never took care of those early players? I complained a few times, because we had guys in hospitals, guys who had had amputations because of football injuries. Guys who had problems. I thought the game could have done something for them, but it never did. As far as I know, pro football hasn't done anything for anybody except lately, and that's mostly for itself. I never made a real stink about it, but I was sad for the oldtimers."
[...]
It must have been an exciting time, the visitor said, "and to be so well known."
"Well, something always happens to keep you in line. When Pyle took us to Washington, Senator McKinley of Illinois sent a car around to take Halas and me to the White House to meet President Coolidge. He said, 'Mr. President, this is Mr. Grange and Mr. Halas. They're with the Chicago Bears.' Mr. Coolidge said, 'Glad to meet you fellows. I always did like animal acts.' He didn't know anything about football, which is maybe the way it ought to be."
Finally, the visitor got up to leave. Grange seemed sorry to see him go and invited him to come back "anytime." As they walked to the rented car, the visitor noted that the birdseed was all gone. He recalled what Zuppke had said about Grange. Zuppke had once seen a deer bound by in a national park, and he stopped his car and exclaimed aloud, "There goes Red Grange!"
The visitor recited the story for Grange and told how Zuppke, years later, had remarked, "They can argue all they want about the greatest football player who ever lived. I was satisfied I had him when I had Red Grange."
The Galloping Ghost laughed. "I played football the only way I knew how," he said. "If you have the football and 11 guys are after you, if you're smart, you'll run. It was no big deal."
So did Red Grange save pro football? Probably not, but he was the icon of the early NFL, a sign of the nascent league's potential to become something big. He might not have set the nation on fire, but his legend was more than enough to prove pro football might be here to stay.
And it did. Not a bad way to be remembered, eh, Red?
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