Wing Bowl commissioner Eric Gregg dies of stroke

June 5, 2006 at 10:01 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Philadelphia, Wing Bowl

Yahoo! sports reports that former major league umpire and Wing Bowl commissioner Eric Gregg has died at age 55 of a stroke he suffered yesterday.

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  1. beautifulbrian said

    June 6, 2006 @ 8:54 am

    I met Eric Gregg attempting a wingbowl stunt in Nov 2004 .I have to admit he was not one of my favorite people after what he did in wingbowl. He had lost a ton of weight from his baseball days. He was an ok guy but you had to approach him first to get a handshake. The stunt was chinese dumplings that went real bad on the trip to Philly and the look on is face was sheer disgust when i opened the microwave container so i thought it best to toss them in the trashcan to put him out of his misery. The very first umpire in the major leagues to get fined and suspended for not losing enough weight but best known by competitive eating fans for his DQ of Badlands in Wingbowl of two years ago. From what i was told he leaves behind four very dedicated and loving children. Pretty sad RIP Eric Gregg.

  2. Rufus said

    June 6, 2006 @ 2:57 pm

    The sports world way beyond competitive eating will miss Eric Gregg.

  3. Badlands Booker said

    June 6, 2006 @ 9:37 pm

    My deepest condolences go out to Eric Gregg’s family. May he rest in peace and may God comfort his family and friends in this difficult time.

  4. TheGodfather said (Registered February 21, 2006)

    June 8, 2006 @ 7:54 am

    RIP GREEG
    you will be missed!

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