Gregory, Crawford, and Prosper

Ted Gregory Today Day 85: Ted Gregory '74 The Middletown, Ohio man came to Columbia in 1970 as a wide receiver who many thought wasn't big or strong enough to make an impact. Then, Head Coach Frank Navarro switched him to the defensive side of the ball and by the time he was done, Gregory would have put in a career that would later earn him a spot on the Ivy League Football 25th Anniversary All-Time team. Gregory made opposing teams crazy in the secondary and as a kick returner. He started his Ivy League career with a bang in his first Ivy League game against Princeton in 1971. In a game Columbia eventually won, Gregory intercepted Tiger QB Rod Plummer and went 56 yards for the TD to make it 13-7. Gregory finished that season as an Honorable Mention All Ivy, but he was a first Teamer in both his junior and senior seasons of 1972 and 1973. Gregory remains very close to the Columbia program and was my guest for a great interview during halftime of the Lafayette game last season.  ... (link)