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Birth Name: Donald Marco La Greca<\/p>\n

Place of Birth: Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.<\/p>\n

Date of Birth: February 13, 1968<\/p>\n

Ethnicity:
\n*father<\/em> – Italian
\n*mother<\/em> – Polish, Slovak<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don La Greca is an American sports broadcaster and analyst. He is the lead broadcaster for the New Jersey Devils on MSGSN, and was a co-host of The Michael Kay Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Don is the son of Julianne and Donald La Greca. He was raised in Hawthorne, New Jersey. He is married to Nancy, with whom he has two children.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019s paternal grandfather was named Marco P. Lagreca\/La Greca (the son of Marco La Greca\/Lagreca). Don’s grandfather Marco was born in New Jersey. Don’s great-grandfather Marco was born in Naples, Campania, Italy.<\/p>\n

Don’s paternal grandmother was named Lena Corbetta (the daughter of Ottario Angelo Corbetta and Adele). Lena was born in Lombardy, Italy. Ottavio was born in Como.<\/p>\n

Don’s maternal grandfather was Andrew Hoydicz (the son of Walter Hoydicz and Mary Tirpak). Walter was born in Austria, to Polish parents, George Hoydicz and Anna. Mary was born in New Jersey, the daughter of Slovak parents, George Tirpak and Mary Revack.<\/p>\n

Don’s maternal grandmother was Pauline Oakley (the daughter of Michael Oakley and Mary Fencik). Pauline was born in New Jersey, to parents from the Russian Empire.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong> Obituary of Don’s father – https:\/\/www.findagrave.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Don’s maternal grandmother, Pauline Oakley, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https:\/\/www.familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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