Greg Feasel
{{Short description|American football player and baseball executive (born 1958)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Greg Feasel
| number = 67, 70, 75, 77
| position = Tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|11|7|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Barstow, California, U.S.
| high_school = Barstow
(Barstow, California)
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 7
| weight_lb = 300
| college = Abilene Christian
Barstow JC
| undraftedyear = 1980
| teams =
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|1980}})*
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1981}})*
- Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1982}})*
- Denver Gold ({{USFL Year|1983}}–{{USFL Year|1985}})
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1986}})
- Houston Oilers (1987)*
- San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1987}})
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 18
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 3
| pfr = FeasGr21
}}
Gregory Duane Feasel (born November 7, 1958) is an American professional sports figure. He played in the United States Football League (USFL) and National Football League (NFL) as an offensive tackle during the 1980s, and is currently the president and chief operating officer for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB).{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/rockies/team/front-office |title=Front Office Directory |website=MLB.com |publisher=Colorado Rockies |accessdate=October 24, 2022}}
Biography
Born and raised in Barstow, California, Feasel graduated from Barstow High School,[http://www.nfl.com/player/gregfeasel/2513891/profile Feasel NFL Profile], accessed March 24, 2012 and initially attended Barstow Junior College. He transferred to Abilene Christian University (ACU) in Texas and he was later inducted as a member of the ACU Hall of Fame.[http://acusports.com/news/2009/7/19/ACU_Hall_of_Fame.aspx ACU Hall of Fame], accessed March 24, 2012 His younger brother Grant (1960–2012) also played at ACU and in the National Football League (NFL).{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gLYSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=__kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7044%2C125453 |work=Spokane Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=McClatchy News Service |title='Robo Center' Feasel continues to amaze Hawks |last=Clayton |first=John |author-link=John Clayton (sportswriter) |date=November 1, 1990 |page=D2}}{{cite news |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article129154289.html |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |location=(Texas) |last=Caplan |first=Jeff |title=NFL's dark side: Haunted by husband's death, widow takes CTE fight to Super Bowl |date=January 27, 2017 |access-date=August 7, 2019}}
Unselected in the 1980 NFL draft, Feasel failed to make an NFL team in his first three attempts. He played in the United States Football League (USFL) with the Denver Gold from 1983 to 1985, then in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers in 1986 and the San Diego Chargers in 1987.
Feasel joined the Colorado Rockies organization in 1996 and became chief operating officer in 2012. In April 2021, he was named team president, a position that had been vacant since the 2010 death of the prior president, Keli McGregor.{{cite news |url=https://www.purplerow.com/2021/4/26/22404215/colorado-rockies-team-president-greg-feasel-leadership-jeff-bridich-keli-mcgregor |title=Rockies name Greg Feasel as Team President |first=Evan |last=Lang |website=purplerow.com |date=April 26, 2021 |accessdate=October 24, 2022}}
Feasel and his wife, Lynn, have a daughter.{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/rockies/team/front-office/executive-bio/gregory-feasel |title=Gregory D. Feasel, President/Chief Operating Officer |website=MLB.com |publisher=Colorado Rockies |accessdate=October 24, 2022}}
References
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Category:People from Barstow, California
Category:Players of American football from San Bernardino County, California
Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:Abilene Christian Wildcats football players
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:San Diego Chargers players
Category:Colorado Rockies executives