While Harold “Red” Grange was born in Pennsylvania, he became a legend in Wheaton, Illinois. He earned 16 varsity letters playing football, baseball, basketball and being a part of the track and field team for Wheaton High School.
Grange did not play on the field at Wheaton-Warrenville South High School that carries his name. Instead, Grange and his teammates actually played on a field nicknamed “The Orchard” because it was an open patch of grass surrounded by apple trees.
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.
