High schools: Edmond North retires Kelly Gregg's No. 71 jersey

Gregg stood all smiles at midcourt flanked by several of his old coaches as the jersey was unveiled in a shadow box that will hang at Edmond North.

“They said they'd like to do it for me,” Gregg said. “I told them not to go through no trouble, but it's a very nice gesture.

“I've been very blessed and lucky.”

Gregg hasn't announced it yet, but he plans to retire after a long NFL career. He spent 11 seasons as a defensive lineman with the Baltimore Ravens. Gregg played his last year with the Kansas City Chiefs.

“It was nice to play closer to home,” Gregg said of last season. “I probably spent more on tickets this year than I ever did in Baltimore because it was so close and people were coming up.”

Gregg was on Edmond Memorial's state semifinal team as a sophomore in 1992, and on the Bulldogs' runner-up team as a junior in 1993. But he switched to North for his senior year because of the district's split.

Paul Potter, who was head coach at Edmond Memorial, was among the coaches in attendance.

“He played two years for us at Memorial, and he was a star, but he was blue collar,” Potter said.

“His career in the NFL does not surprise me that he lasted. You can say he's undersized for the NFL, but he's got that toughness.”