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In August 1908, a white mob attacked Springfield, Illinois’s Black community, destroying homes and businesses and lynching two Black men. National outrage over the violence helped spur the movement that created the NAACP the following year.
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| Positions | Guard, offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born | April 8, 1910 Collinsville, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | September 5, 2000 (aged 90) Edwardsville, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Listed weight | 262 lb (119 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Collinsville | ||||||
| College | Millikin (1929–1932) | ||||||
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George Francis Musso (April 8, 1910 – September 5, 2000) was an American professional football guard and offensive tackle who spent his entire 12-year career for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982.
Musso was the son of a coal miner who starred in high school sports in Collinsville, Illinois, and was therefore offered an athletic grant to attend James Millikin University. His father, who initially planned to pull him out of school after he completed his "primary" education, grudgingly allowed George to attend college.
Musso attended Millikin University and was a standout in football, basketball, baseball, and track. Millikin was in the "Little 19" conference that included such teams as Eureka, Lombard, and Augustana. In 1929, Musso played against future President Ronald Reagan, who played guard for Eureka College and weighed about 175 pounds; Eureka lost to Musso and Millikin 45–6. Musso was already larger than most linemen of his era, playing college ball at 6' 2", 255 pounds. In 1933, Musso played in the East-West All-Star game, held in Chicago; it was there he first got the attention of George Halas.
Halas, who had doubts the small school Musso could make it in the NFL, offered Musso a $90 a game contract (this was half rate for regular players at that time). Musso agreed and, although he struggled at first, became the centerpiece of the Bears line for 12 years. One reason the Bears of that era were called "Monsters of the Midway" was their imposing size—Musso, who played professionally at 270 pounds, was one of the largest Bears and one of the largest players in the league. His teammates called him "Moose." He played offensive tackle until 1937 when he moved to guard. He was the first to win All-NFL at two positions; tackle (1935), and guard (1937). He played middle guard or nose tackle on defense his entire career.
Musso captained the Chicago Bears for nine seasons, playing on the line with other NFL notables as Link Lyman, Joe Kopcha, Walt Kiesling, Bulldog Turner, Joe Stydahar, and Danny Fortmann. He played in seven NFL championship games, with the Bears winning four (1933, 1940, 1941, and 1943). He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982. Of note, in 1935 as an NFL lineman, Musso played against Gerald Ford of Michigan in the 1935 College All-Star game.
Musso retired to Edwardsville, Illinois, and began a restaurant business. He served as the Madison County, Illinois, sheriff and treasurer from the 1950s through the 1970s. He died in his home in Edwardsville in 2000.
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George Francis Musso (April 8, 1910 – September 5, 2000) was an American professional football guard and offensive tackle who spent his entire 12-year career for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982.
Munawar Musso (1897–1948) was an Indonesian politician. Other people with the surname Musso include: Braulio Musso (1930–2025), Chilean footballer Carlo Musso, emergency physician working in the American state of Georgia Cornelio Musso (or Cornelius) (1511–1574), Italian Friar Minor Conventual and Bishop of Bitonto Franco Musso (born 1974), Argentine photographer George Musso (1910–2000), American football lineman Guillaume Musso (born 1974), French writer Johnny Musso (born 1950), American football player Juan Musso (born 1994), Argentine football player Luigi Musso (1924–1958), Italian racing driver Maria Musso (1931–2024), Italian athlete Mason Musso (born 1989), American singer-songwriter and musician Mitchel Musso (born 1991), American actor Nélida Mercedes Musso (1929–1999), Argentine vedette better known as "Nélida Roca" Niccolò Musso (active 1618), Italian painter Paul Musso (1931–2021), French sports shooter Vido Musso (1913–1982), Italian-born jazz tenor saxophonist, clarinetist and bandleader
Melissa Suzanne George (born 6 August 1976) is an Australian-American actress. She began her career playing Angel Parrish on the Australian soap opera Home and Away between 1993 and 1996. After moving to the United States, George made her feature film debut with a supporting role in the 1998 tech noir Dark City. She made the transition to leading roles when she starred in the 2005 remake of The Amityville Horror, gaining further recognition with the thriller Derailed (2005), and the genre films 30 Days of Night (2007) and Triangle (2009). Outside film, George played the recurring role of Lauren Reed on ABC's Alias (2003–2004). She was Golden Globe nominated for playing Laura Hill on the first season of HBO's In Treatment (2008), and won the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress for her portrayal of Rosie in the Australian miniseries The Slap (2011); a part she reprised in the 2015 American adaptation. She starred as Margot Fox on the Apple TV+ drama series The Mosquito Coast from 2021 to 2023.
Musso & Frank Grill is a restaurant located at 6667-9 Hollywood Boulevard in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. The restaurant opened in 1919 and is named for original owners Joseph Musso and Frank Toulet. It is the oldest restaurant in Hollywood and has been called "the genesis of Hollywood".
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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