Edward C. Gallagher
Edward Clark Gallagher (September 5, 1887 – August 28, 1940) was an American wrestling coach. He coached at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as Oklahoma State University–Stillwater—from 1916 to 1940. With his knowledge of physical principles like leverage and stress, along with anatomy, he all but invented the modern style of folkstyle wrestling. He remains one of the most successful coaches in NCAA athletics history. Overall in his wrestling coaching career at Oklahoma A&M, his teams went 136–5–4, including 19 undefeated seasons and 11 NCAA titles.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 5, 1887 Perth, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | August 28, 1940 (aged 52) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Oklahoma A&M |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1913–1914 | Baker |
| Wrestling | |
| 1916–1940 | Oklahoma A&M |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1915–1933 | Oklahoma A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 136-5-4 (Wrestling) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 11x NCAA Wrestling Championships (1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940) | |
| Awards | |
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Gallagher-Iba Arena on campus at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, is named after him. In 1976, Gallagher was inducted into the inaugural class of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.