Greg Gulas’ love affair with Youngstown State athletics began in the mid-1960’s and he later became one of the most dedicated and hard-working members of the department’s staff in an association that lasted 24 years.
Gulas first became involved in Penguin athletics as a baseball player from 1973 through 1976 for Coach Dom Rosselli. Even when he was playing Gulas stayed active on campus serving as a student supervisor in the Intramural Department while writing for the school newspaper, The Jambar and working in the sports information office for former Sports Information Director, Greg Sbaraglia.
Upon graduating with a degree from YSU in Speech and Drama in 1977, he earned his Masters in English (Sports Administration) from Ohio University two years later. While at OU, he interned in the public relations department of the Cleveland Browns.
He returned to Youngstown State in 1980 in a full-time capacity as the Sports Information Director. He served as the SID from 1980 to 1997 and his 17-plus years of service in that capacity ranks as the second-longest of all SID’s at the school.
Working his entire tenure in athletics without a full-time assistant, he was a one-man operation for his first 12 years while a part-time assistant was on hand the last five years of his regime.
He was responsible for publicity, statistics, programs and media guides for all men’s and women’s sports (18 in all at the time), and his tireless research efforts helped up record books and develop all-time rosters. His first basketball publication was judged Best in the Nation for both content and cover in the small college division by the College Sports Information Directors of America) while his football publication two years later was Best in the Division in both categories as well.
He was an original member of the YSU Hall of Fame Selection Committee, serving as its chairperson from 1989 to 1996.
Also, when Rosselli stepped down as the baseball coach after the 1985 season, he served as its head diamond mentor during the 1986 and 1987 seasons on an interim basis.
On July 1, 1997, he accepted the Coordinator of Student Activities position and now in his ninth year in Student Activities, he serves as the Assistant Director in that office.
He is the current Homecoming Advisor, oversees the Greek System (he is the Advisor to its Interfraternity Council and Greek Campus Life organizations, as well as Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity, his brotherhood). He is a five-time winner of the Libra Award (the year’s most outstanding Advisor), has earned Mentor of the Year laurels once while also receiving the Gillespie-Painter and Charles McBriarty Awards as well.
He was also instrumental in starting the Campbell Memorial Athletics Hall of Fame, serves as Chair of the Curbstone Coaches Hall of Fame Selection Committee and writes all biographies for the Trumbull County Sports Hall of Fame as well.
A native of Campbell, he is a 1972 graduate of Memorial High School, where he was a three-year letterwinner in baseball.
Greg resides in Boardman with his wife Michele. They have two daughters Heather and Meghan.
