Gregg Thienpont
- Attended Evanston Township H.S. in Evanston, Illinois (ETHS).
- Attended University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- Pitched for the Fighting Illini baseball team (1980-1985)
- Signed with the Seattle Mariners out of college by scout Steve Vrablick.
- Was taught his craft through the tutelage of pitching guru Steve Sakas.