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==Early and personal life== |
==Early and personal life== |
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Gregan was born in [[Zambia]] to an [[Australians|Australian]] father and a [[Demographics of Zimbabwe|Zimbabwean]] mother,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.georgegregan.com/george/ggprofile.html |title=George Gregan - Player Profile |publisher=Georgegregan.com |access-date=2008-11-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081109095618/http://www.georgegregan.com/george/ggprofile.html |archive-date=9 November 2008}}</ref> |
Gregan was born in [[Zambia]] to an [[Australians|Australian]] father and a [[Demographics of Zimbabwe|Zimbabwean]] mother,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.georgegregan.com/george/ggprofile.html |title=George Gregan - Player Profile |publisher=Georgegregan.com |access-date=2008-11-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081109095618/http://www.georgegregan.com/george/ggprofile.html |archive-date=9 November 2008}}</ref> . His family moved to Australia when he was two years old, and he grew up in [[Canberra]] where he was educated at [[St Edmund's College, Canberra|St Edmund's College]] and graduated with a Bachelor of Education (Physical Education) from the [[University of Canberra]]. |
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Gregan and his wife Erica have three children, Max, Charlie and Jazz. Max was diagnosed with [[epilepsy]] in 2004; after spending time with Max in hospital and "[experiencing] firsthand the needs of many sick children and their parents" they set up the George Gregan Foundation in 2005. After building playgrounds in NSW, ACT and Qld hospitals and supporting the work of 18 neurology fellows, it is slated to close down in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.georgegreganfoundation.com.au/ |title= The George Gregan Foundation |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 2019 |website= The George Gregan Foundation |access-date= 27 October 2019 }}</ref> |
Gregan and his wife Erica have three children, Max, Charlie and Jazz. Max was diagnosed with [[epilepsy]] in 2004; after spending time with Max in hospital and "[experiencing] firsthand the needs of many sick children and their parents" they set up the George Gregan Foundation in 2005. After building playgrounds in NSW, ACT and Qld hospitals and supporting the work of 18 neurology fellows, it is slated to close down in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.georgegreganfoundation.com.au/ |title= The George Gregan Foundation |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 2019 |website= The George Gregan Foundation |access-date= 27 October 2019 }}</ref> |