C.C. Pyle
Born: 1882
Promoter
known as “Cash and Carry”; hyped Red Grange's pro football debut by arranging 1925 barnstorming tour with Chicago Bears; had Grange bolt NFL for new AFL in 1926 (AFL folded in '27); also staged 2 Transcontinental Races (1928-29), known as “Bunion Derbies.”
Died: Feb. 3, 1939 See also: