Greg’s CIS coaching career began with the St. Francis Xavier (St. FX) X-Men in 2001. He helped guide the team to a seven-game winning streak in 2002 and was responsible for the entire football recruiting program at St. FX. Greg also coordinated numerous fundraising activities for the X-Men, successfully raising more than $60,000 over two years for the football program.
As full-time assistant on the University of Toronto Varsity Blues staff for the next three seasons (2003-05), Greg was in charge of building the team's national recruiting program while guiding the special teams and receiving corps.
Greg then served as the Calgary Dinos special teams coordinator and offensive assistant from 2006-07. In 2007, the Dinos led the CIS in rushing and the special teams unit finished atop the Canada West conference average in every category but one. Greg coordinated recruiting in Central and Eastern Canada for the Dinos.
As a player, Greg was successful at an early age. He played quarterback and receiver at St. Mary's High School in Calgary, helping the team to the 1986 city championship and was later inducted into the school's sports hall of fame.
He played for the St. Francis Xavier X-Men in 1990 and again from 1994 to 1997. He was the starting wide receiver in the 1996 Vanier Cup, catching one pass for 11 yards while the X-Men fell 31-12 to the Saskatchewan Huskies. A three-time team captain (1995-1997), DeLaval was named an academic all-Canadian and was awarded the Marcel Lussier Award by St. FX for community service in 1997.
