FO OT B ALL T E AM B RE AKFAST
Words Akin to Rockne Meissner ’21. “It’s very
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Rockne forever memorialized the last words of an
by big-league athletes, Gregory cited that “what it
emotional for me,” she said.
equally legendary Fighting Irish player who died
means to be a football player these days has taken
“I’m glad I stayed. It gives me a
tragically.
some hits.”
sunshine along the sidelines. She and her husband have 11 grandchildren, including new ’Wick 5th grader Max
ERTAIN SPEECHES have entered
Yet Gregory told the boys that, when it comes
the annals of sports history.
down to it, the outcome of a Homecoming foot-
One came in 1928, when legendary Notre Dame Coach Knute
Win just one for the Gipper, Rockne told his team
chance to see everyone.” In truth, alumni from every
at halftime in a game against Army.
era turned up for the fun. There was Eric Hopp ’94, for
Troubled by the spate of headlines generated
He underscored that at Brunswick, Durkin Dining Hall overlooks Cosby Field for good
And they did.
reason. Lower School boys look out over the
As some see it, Grant Gregory Jr. ’89 gave
gridiron just as they look up to the players who
example, celebrating his 20th
a similar kind of a speech to ’Wick Bruins just
after recently moving back to
hours before their big win over The Taft School at
Greenwich with his family.
Homecoming 2014.
Also turning up to test their
ball game matters little.
Back at Brunswick to celebrate his 25th reunion,
practice and play there. Such respect is part of the privilege of playing football, Gregory said, and with that privilege comes great responsibility.
foot traps were Brunswick
Gregory was one of a handful of former Bruins to
faculty members.
gather at Durkin Dining Hall Saturday morning to
a privilege,” he told the boys. “And the responsi-
break their fast with current players facing one of
bility that comes with that privilege isn’t judged
the biggest games of their careers.
on a scoreboard.
Tim Ostrye, an annual participant, was joined in play by Upper School Modern
For these young Bruins, the pressure was on.
“Being at this school, being on this team — it is
“It gets judged every day in how you treat your
Language Department
teachers, your parents, your friends, and your
Chairman Jamie Gonzalez-
girlfriends,” he said. “It’s how you represent your
Ocaña and Upper School
sport, your school, your family.
visual arts teacher Brian
“I am back for my 25th and I can assure you,
Shepard ’97.
getting that right is going to matter a lot more to
It was Ostrye, assistant
you as men than the outcome from today’s game,”
director of athletics at the
he said.
Lower and Pre School, who
Football sets these Bruins apart, Gregory said.
perhaps summed it up best.
“Whether you like it or not, you are the leaders.
“It was warm, but everyone
You have got to lead. LEFT
Jason Kennedy ’16 and Malik Wilder ’15 smile about the day’s prospects.
had fun.”
Because if the young men privileged enough to be on this team at this school
SENIOR MOMS ON HAND FOR THE BREAKFAST include Hattie Adams, Lili O’Malley, Sonia Jones, Marty Gendell, E.D. Hill, Alison Knight, Susy Rosato, Luisa Cobb, Amy Jurkowitz, Joan Beth Brown, Maryellen Basile, Alicia Johns, Shakira Walston, Mia Wright, and Lise Godvin.
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