Greg's Humble Story

During the Fall of his first year at BU, Greg would chow-down many pizzas and chug plenty of ale with his crew as a weekend warrior. Subsequently, he gained his freshman-fifteen pounds with honors.

One day he was approached by a few friendly folks outside the GSU near a table showcasing a cool looking trophy. “Hey there…” the kind fellow said. “Have you ever considered playing Rugby?” Minutes into talking, Greg quickly realized that this big rugby crowd could probably take over every party on campus. And, the thrill of competing with the other schools in New England also made it an intriguing proposition. Greg decided to join the BU Rugby Club on the spot to help further their champion status both on and off the pitch.

Greg was quickly enrolled to help with some creative fundraising initiatives like a group run along the Charles River. He found new self esteem when hitting the gym and a keen sense of camaraderie while at practice with the team at Magazine Beach. Later, he would travel as far as the Bahamas and across the pond to England while on tour, finding new levels of competition and bringing it all back home to BU Rugby to help build upon the club’s traditions.

After graduation, Greg quickly became a successful entrepreneur in New York City with a nifty ice cream stand near Time Square. After a period of life in the fast lane, Greg decided to take a leave from the mainstream world to perhaps find a higher calling. His path soon led him overseas once again, this time all the way up top the highest peak in the Himalayas. This is when Greg began to dig deep as an apprentice to an elder and wise Tibetan guru.

While in Tibet, Greg pondered the teachings and perspectives that gradually began to give him new hope and a sparkle of inspiration, until the time came when he felt at ease and more comfortable in his own skin.

Then the gods smiled upon him as the sky cleared, revealing a golden ray of sunshine that gently cascaded upon a ten-thousand foot crevice at the base of a glacier miles beneath his feet. While slightly stunned by this miraculous vision, Greg quietly uttered his mantra ... "unga-galunga".

Motivated again, Greg said goodbye to the elders and quickly made his way back down the mountain side and eventually onto a plane back to the States with his family in California, USA.

Today, and now at age forty-one, Greg Horangic is pursuing happiness with the American dream; a great family, a swell job and an unshakable faith. And, recently when asked about his marvelous feat, he simply replied, “I owe it all to Yukon Pete”.

Thanks for reading. 

(This story has some content that is fictional and is intended for fun.)

More to come…
 
T Lena

Greg's GQ pose


Greg with the good fellas


Greg in Freeport, 1990


Greg and Alumni 1997


Deba with "Yukon Pete"





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Boston University Men's Rugby
Global Alumni Outreach
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Traditions of Champions
BU Rugby Alumni Web
Fall Edition 2008 - Page 2

A Letter from Ted Dow ('89) living in Australia in response to our global outreach posted on 9/12/08...

Hi Todd,

Just checked out the website.  Didn't expect to see something highlighting me.  Where did you find those pics?  You have just put in an overriding caption saying Ted Dow is the goofy red head with the sliced off sleeves.

Thanks for the phone call too (though it was 3am here; when it rings at that time everyone in the house knows its going to be for me).

I've been here for 14 years now. Benefit there is I can go for the Wallabies when Team USA gets knocked out of cup competitions.  Probably here for good as I've married a local and am raising two boys and a girl over here.  My oldest son, Cameron, plays both Rugby League and Rugby Union. He's one of those sneaky backs though rather than good, upstanding forward who does all the work to make those guys look good.

Ironically enough, I still can't get away from the red and white colors even all the way over here so BU Rugby is constantly on my mind.

Keep me plugged in for NYC in 2009.  I might just be able to make it.

Cheers and keep in touch,

Ted Dow


We'd like to thank the following Alumni for your time and feedback in helping us get our Alumni Web into champion status. The list of kind people include but is not limited to...

Tom "Face-Man" Wyman
Mike "Ski" Skiotis
John "Hands" Murphy
Mark "Deba" Debasitis
Gerard "Homes" Darcy
Walter "Lightning" Lester
Michael "The Lens" Scully
Chris "Bump" Randall
and honorable mention to..
Coach Justin Evans
Captain Nicholas Vornle


Look for more rock 'n roll web pages to be posted soon...

Cheers.