There's a story out of the Vancouver Sun about a Canadian Olympic softball pitcher named Lauren Bay, younger sister of Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Jason Bay. Actually, her name is Lauren Bay Regula, and if that last name sounds familiar to Dartmouth football fans, it should. Turns out, Lauren is the wife of former Dartmouth kicker Dave Regula '98. From the story:
Canada reaches the podium in women's softball at the Beijing Olympics, some credit may well have to go to a trader from Chicago who once kicked field goals for Ivy League college Dartmouth.What the story fails to mention is that while Regula is indeed No. 2 on the all-time Dartmouth kick-scoring list (194 points on 38-of-53 field goals, 80-of-97 PATs), he also was involved in one of the most bizarre plays you'll ever see.
David Regula, the second-highest scoring kicker in Big Green history, is the husband of Canadian pitching ace Lauren Bay.
The year was 1997 and Dartmouth was playing Penn at Philadelphia. After kicking a field goal in what would be a 23-15 Big Green win, the left-footed Regula boomed a kick down the left sideline. The Penn return man coughed the ball up and into the hands of a hard-rushing Regula, who barely broke stride while returning his own kickoff for a touchdown. When he added the extra point Regula had personally scored
The play was subsequently broadcast nationally on an ESPN featured called, "Hidden Plays."
Regula finished the afternoon scoring 17 of Dartmouth's 23 points.
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