Greg Skrepenak

In basketball, where he scored 1600 points, he was a four-time All-scholastic athlete and two-time conference Most Valuable Player as well as a McDonald's All-American team nominee.

In baseball, he was a three-time All-scholastic awardee and an MVP.

As a result of his accomplishments he was inducted into the Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame and the Pennsylvania State Sports Hall of Fame.

At the University of Michigan, Skrepenak was a two-time All-American, a two-time "All Big Ten" selection and a two-time "Big Ten Lineman of the Year".

Gregory Andrew Skrepenak (born January 31, 1970) is an American former county commissioner in Pennsylvania and retired professional football player.

He was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders and the Carolina Panthers.

Skrepenak, who wore #75 for the Wolverines from 1987 to 1991, was also recognized as a "Samaritan All-American" for his community service.

Number 75 for the Wolverines is described as the biggest player to have ever played for Michigan at 6ft 6in, 322 lb.

As a four-year starter, he set the school offensive line record with 48 starts.

In addition, he helped his running backs set new standards in yards/carry for Michigan football.

During his time at Michigan, Skrepenak played for four consecutive Big Ten Conference Champions, appeared in three Rose Bowls and won a Gator Bowl MVP.

His teams under Bo Schembechler and Gary Moeller compiled a 29–2–1 Big Ten record and each of his teams ended the season ranked in the top 10.

He was a two-time All-American, team captain, and four-year starter from 1988-1991.

Skrepenak played on four consecutive Big Ten champion teams, appeared in three Rose Bowls and won a Gator Bowl MVP.

Previously he had been a scholar athlete at G. A. R. Memorial Junior Senior High School where he earned 12 varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball.

Behind true senior Dingman and redshirt junior Skrepenak, redshirt sophomore Vaughn concluded his Michigan career that season with 1,473 yards on 226 rushes for a career 6.3 yards per attempt average, including 1,416 yards on 216 rushes during the 1990 season.

In the January 1991 Gator Bowl, Skrepenak and the entire offensive line, which included Dean Dingman, were named Most Valuable Player.

Skrepenak helped the Michigan offense gain a record 715 yards of total offense in a 35-3 victory over Mississippi in the Gator Bowl.

This marked the culmination of a productive season in which the offensive line helped Jon Vaughn set the Michigan football record for career yards per carry (minimum 200 attempts).

In 1991, he was a consensus All-American.

As the senior offensive captain, he was a finalist for both the Outland Trophy and the Lombardi Award.

He was the January 1, 1991 Gator Bowl co-MVP and a Senior Bowl participant.

The following season, he was a member of the offensive line that protected Elvis Grbac while he was connecting with Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard.

Also during that season, Tyrone Wheatley set the Michigan freshman yards per carry (minimum 50 attempts) with 555 yards on 86 carries for a 6.4 yards per attempt average behind Skrepenak after Dingman graduated.

Skrepenak's professional football career spanned the final three years the Raiders played in Los Angeles, California from 1992-1994 and the first year they returned to Oakland, California in 1995.

Skrepenak was drafted in the 1992 NFL Draft with the 32nd overall pick in the second round by the Los Angeles Raiders.

He stayed with the franchise for four seasons, which included a relocation from Los Angeles to Oakland.

During training camp of the 1993 NFL season he was moving into the starting lineup due to an injury to Gerald Perry.

However, he was injured during his second preseason start when Charles Haley bull rushed him, which caused him to get tangled up between Jeff Hostetler and the turf and which resulted in a dislocated ankle joint that kept him out for the season.

Skrepenak did not become a starter for the Raiders until midway through the 1994 NFL season when he replaced Bruce Wilkerson.

He started the final 10 games of 1994 and the first 14 games of the 1995 NFL season before being benched toward the end of the season in favor of Robert Jenkins.

Then, it continued with consecutive seasons (1996 and 1997) with the Carolina Panthers in which he did not miss a start.

Prior to the NFL, Skrepenak had starred as a college football player in the Big Ten Conference for the Michigan Wolverines.

In 2000, he was voted onto the Wolverine’s "All-Century Team".

Skrepenak, who was born and raised in Wilkes-Barre in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, was elected in 2003 to serve as the Luzerne County Commissioner, a position he held from January 2004 until December, 2009.

On December 17, 2009, he signed a plea agreement to a charge of corruption and resigned.

On August 6, 2010, Skrepenak was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison.

Skrepenak was born and raised in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where he attended G. A. R. Memorial Junior Senior High School.

In high school, he was an honor student who excelled in three sports: American football, basketball and baseball.

In football, he earned All-scholastic, All-state, and All-American recognition.