I wish I had a dollar for every time over the years my Dad would ask me “Do you have a test today?” and I would reply “No” and we would be heading to Wrigley Field. I can remember putting the Cubs cap on the minute I got dressed and removed it only at dinner time or when going to bed. From 8 to 12 years old my life revolved around baseball (Little League) and the Chicago Cubs.

Being a typical kid in the pre-internet or video game age, I played outside from dawn to dusk participating in unorganized and organized sports. Greg Barath: I was born and raised in Gary, Indiana. Jimsapbabarn question #1: Tell us about yourself, your youth, etc (outside of APBA). While Greg received an early introduction to APBA through his father, I would say that Greg’s APBA trail was blazed a little later in life and perhaps more profound than many of us, as you will discover through the following interview questions. (Ray Dunlap on left, Greg Barath on right) Greg was inducted along with another APBA Football guru, Ray Dunlap, and APBA Game Co. I have included a few links throughout this interview, including this link:

Greg’s contributions to APBA Football include several Youtube videos demonstrating different features using the APBA Football game. His methods used in his season replays are well documented, and are a perfect illustration for how to make your replays organized, realistic, relatively simplistic and most important, fun. Speaking of the APBA Convention, if you were in attendance this past June (I was not unfortunately) you would have witnessed Greg Barath being inducted into the APBA Hall of Fame, earning the award thanks to his never wavering support and encyclopedic wealth of knowledge for the game of APBA Football. He has also played a vital role in the APBA Football Convention held in Canton, OH, in 2014 as well as making a habit of attending the regular APBA Convention which is currently held in Alpharetta, GA every June. I have witnessed Greg offer help to anyone looking for advise or answers on anything to do with APBA Football, whether it be a rule interpretation or an innovation to use, etc. These visitors come from all around the world, 89 different countries to be exact, everywhere from Albania to Venezuela … Thanks to Greg for providing these blog stats)

(Note: Greg’s OGuard62 blog site has received well over 90,000 views from almost 15,000 visitors. In my opinion, his replays are the best ones documented, thanks to his game by game posting of his replays at the APBA Between The Lines forum and his own blog site, OGuard62: APBA Football Replay website. Greg Barath is known today as one of the premier APBA Football guru’s, especially when it comes to the season replay. (Greg in his high school playing days, #62)

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