From Hall of Honor press release dated June 25, 1993:

Olie Gregory is believed to be the first Black athlete to compete at Wittenberg and scored the first touchdown at Zimmerman Field in 1902, now used as the football practice field and the precedent to Wittenberg Stadium, During three years of varsity action he missed only 10 minutes of action and in 1903 he scored 62 points. In a game against Ohio University in 1903 he scored five touchdowns and kicked five field goals. He served as a court bailiff and librarian of the Springfield Bar and Law Library Association for 45 years. A Springfield High School graduate, he died in 1969 at age 87.

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