http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/local/orl-transgender15a07jul15,0,2115820.story

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"Gina Duncan, formerly known as Greg Pingston, began living as a transgendered woman last November. David Whitley | Sentinel Staff Writer July 15, 2007 Article Tools E-mail Print Single page view Reprints Reader feedback text size: Greg Pingston was a star linebacker for Merritt Island High School's unbeaten state championship team in 1972. Gina Duncan, at her College Park home in Orlando recently, will undergo the final step to becoming a woman by having sexual-reassignment surgery next spring. Greg Pingston (2nd from left) was one of only 4 sophomores who made the Merritt Island varsity squad in 1970. The others were Dave Taylor (left), Jimmy Black and Waldo Williams (right). Pingston went on to play at East Carolina while Black and Williams played at Florida State. Related Links Gina Duncan Photo Former Merritt Island football star Greg Pingston is completing a transgender change to Gina Duncan. They still talk about the tackle around Merritt Island. Greg Pingston, the baddest player on the baddest team in the state, zeroed in on his victim. The kid was returning a kick up the sideline in front of the Mustangs' bench. Pingston locked on to him with his tackling radar. He angled in at full speed, plunged his helmet into the runner's chest and drove upward. The runner's entire body jolted into reverse. "His chin just exploded with blood," receiver Mike Garo recalls. "It was the perfect tackle they'd always taught us, but it went beyond that. "All the guys went nuts. It was totally tribal." Pingston hopped up and walked away. After the game he showered, went home and hoped nobody would be around. He went into his parents' room and walked to the closet. Then he put on one of his mother's dresses. "I felt like I could breathe," Pingston says. He didn't know why. He just knew a woman's clothes felt as natural as any football jersey he'd ever worn. Three decades later, it's his old teammates who are gasping for air. "Oh, my God, that's Greg's voice!" "Can you believe that?" Those reactions were left on the office voice mail. A couple of guys had heard the news and called to listen to the greeting. They didn't hear the beep and realize their comments were being recorded. It was a little much to process. The anchor of Merritt Island's state-championship team, the homecoming king, the player everybody measured his manhood against had become . . . A woman? "What an ugly woman he'll make." "

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7/16/2007 12:11:06 PM

so he's a man now?

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

7/16/2007 12:12:21 PM

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""Oh, my God, that's Greg's voice!" "Can you believe that?" Those reactions were left on the office voice mail. A couple of guys had heard the news and called to listen to the greeting. They didn't hear the beep and realized their comments were being recorded."

hahahaha

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"He didn't know why. He just knew a woman's clothes felt as natural as any football jersey he'd ever worn."

Hey, that makes two of us, haha

7/16/2007 1:12:26 PM