Garland Gregory Explained

Garland Gregory
Number:32
Position:Guard,
Linebacker
Birth Date:18 March 1919
Birth Place:Vixen, Louisiana, U.S.
Death Place:Ruston, Louisiana, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:185
High School:Columbia
(Columbia, Louisiana)
College:Louisiana Tech
Undraftedyear:1942
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:27
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:20
Pfr:G/GregGa20

Garland D. Gregory (March 8, 1919 – April 28, 2011) was an All-America Football Conference (AAFC) guard who played two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute and attended Columbia High School in Columbia, Louisiana.[1]

College career

Gregory lettered for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs from 1940 to 1941.[2] He became the school's first Associated Press first-team All-American in 1941.[3]

Military career

Gregory volunteered to serve in the United States Army Air Forces on December 8, 1941 and was a first lieutenant with the 4th Air Force. Gregory was chosen to play football with the Fourth Air Force Flyers and Hollywood Bears.[2]

Professional career

Gregory played for the San Francisco 49ers of the AAFC from 1946 to 1947.[2] He was named Second-team All-AAFC by the New York Daily News in 1947.[4]

Coaching career

He coached at various schools after his playing career, including Bastrop High School in Bastrop, Louisiana, the Virginia Military Institute and El Dorado High School in El Dorado, Arkansas. He helped the El Dorado High School Wildcats win back-to-back state championships in 1958 and 1959.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: GARLAND GREGORY . profootballarchives.com . April 22, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150909230859/http://www.profootballarchives.com/greg01400.html . September 9, 2015 .
  2. Web site: Former Louisiana Tech All-American Garland Gregory Passes Away . latechsports.com . May 2, 2011 . April 22, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150422173403/http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/050211aaa.html . April 22, 2015 .
  3. Web site: Former 49ers G Garland Gregory Passes . 49ers.com . April 29, 2011 . April 22, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150422174115/http://www.49ers.com/news/article-1/Former-49ers-G-Garland-Gregory-Passes/f8de73d1-0073-4f21-b27a-9b3da7b24a32 . April 22, 2015 .
  4. Web site: Garland Gregory . Sports Reference LLC . pro-football-reference.com . April 22, 2015.