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  • George W. Gregory
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  • Gregory was born in California in May 1879. His father, Nathan Gregory, was an Indiana native and an engineer. His mother, Marietta Gregory, was also an Indiana native. At the time of the 1880 United States Census, Gregory at age one was living in Lincoln, Placer County, California with his parents and three older sisters, Alameda, Cora and Louise. In 1900, Gregory was living in Redding, California with his uncle, George Groves, who was a hotel-keeper. Gregory worked as a clerk in his uncle's hotel.
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Birth Date
  • 1879-04-19
player years
  • 1900
  • 1901
death place
overall record
  • 5
Name
  • George W. Gregory
  • Gregory, George W.
Sport
Caption
  • Gregory cropped from 1902 Michigan football team portrait
Date of Death
  • 1946-09-06
player teams
Birth Place
coach years
  • 1905
death date
  • 1946-09-06
Place of Birth
  • Placer County, California
coach teams
Place of death
  • Pierce County, Washington
Date of Birth
  • April 1879
Short Description
  • American football player and lawyer
player positions
abstract
  • Gregory was born in California in May 1879. His father, Nathan Gregory, was an Indiana native and an engineer. His mother, Marietta Gregory, was also an Indiana native. At the time of the 1880 United States Census, Gregory at age one was living in Lincoln, Placer County, California with his parents and three older sisters, Alameda, Cora and Louise. In 1900, Gregory was living in Redding, California with his uncle, George Groves, who was a hotel-keeper. Gregory worked as a clerk in his uncle's hotel. In 1900, Gregory enrolled at Stanford University as a law student. While at Stanford, he played football under head coach Fielding H. Yost in the fall of 1900. In 1901, Coach Yost accepted the position as head football coach at the University of Michigan. Pressure was placed on Gregory to remain at Stanford, but he opted to move east with Coach Yost.