He earned the nickname "Galloping Ghost" after scoring 5 touchdowns in a 1924 college football game
The game also earned him the nickname "The Galloping Ghost of the 
... 1924, Makes football history on October 18 when he scores four touchdowns... [DOC] [TLE] The Galloping Ghost- Red Grange [PAR] His nickname resulted from him having scored five touchdowns the first five times 
he touched the ball in a 1924 game against ... in college sports of football in 
general knew of the Galloping Ghost and what he was doing on the field.