Dave Gallagher (American football)

Dave Gallagher

Gallagher (No. 71) and Carl Russ loom over an opposing QB, 1973
Position(s) Defensive tackle
Born	January 2, 1952 (1952-01-02) (age 59) Piqua, Ohio
Career information
Year(s)	1974–1979
NFL Draft	1974 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20
College	Michigan
Professional teams
Chicago Bears (1974) New York Giants (1975-1976) Detroit Lions (1978-1979)
Career stats
Games played	51
Interceptions	1
Interception yards	7
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com
Career highlights and awards

David Dillon Gallagher (born January 2, 1952 in Piqua, Ohio) is a former All-American defensive tackle who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1971–1973 and in the National Football League from 1974-1979.

College career

The University of Michigan's Bentley Historical Library describes Gallagher's contributions as: "One of the finest defensive tackles ever to play at Michigan."^[1] In 1971, he was named to the sophomore All-American team. As a senior in 1973, he was a co-captain of the Michigan football team. He made 83 tackles in 1973 and 175 in his three years playing for Bo Schembechler's Wolverines. He was a consensus first-team All-American as a senior, was also selected twice to the All-Big Ten Academic squad, and was also a recipient of a National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame postgraduate scholarship.

Professional career

Gallagher was drafted in the first round of the 1974 NFL Draft and played five years in the NFL for the Chicago Bears (1974), the New York Giants (1975–1976) and Detroit Lions (1978–1979).

Honors

In 2005, Gallagher was selected as one of the 100 greatest Michigan football players of all time by the "Motown Sports Revival," ranking 65th on the all-time team.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ "David Gallagher". Bentley Historical Library. http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fballam/aagallag.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-02. 
2. ^ "100 Greatest Michigan Football Players of All-Time". Motown Sports Revival. http://motownsportsrevival.blogspot.com/2005/08/100-greatest-michigan-football-players.html. Retrieved 2007-12-09. 

See also

Michigan Wolverines Football All-Americans

External links

• Bentley Library Profile of Dave Gallagher
• Pro-Football-Reference.com
• Databasefootball.com

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