Tony Gallovich

Anthony Richard "Galloping Tony" Gallovich (September

10, 1917 – April 18, 1999) was an American football player.
Tony Gallovich

A native of Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, Gallovich played college

football for Wake Forest from 1938 to 1940. He led the Southern
Conference in scoring in 1940 with 63 points (nine touchdowns
and nine extra point kicks) and was also selected as a first-team
player on the 1940 All-Southern Conference football team.[1][2]
He also handled place-kicking, gained 809 yards and returned 35
punts for 400 yards in 1940.[3]

He played professional football in the National Football League

(NFL) as a back for the Cleveland Rams. He appeared in three
NFL games during the 1941 season.[4] He finished the 1941
season with the Richmond Arrows of the Dixie League.[5] Gallovich with trombone, 1940
Position: Halfback
In March 1942, following the entry of the United States into
Personal information
World War II, Gallovich enlisted in the U.S. Navy.[6] He was
married in February 1943 to Mary Alice Garner.[7] Born: September 10, 1917
Vandergrift,
Gallovich returned to professional football in 1946 and 1947 Pennsylvania
with the Richmond Rebels of the Dixie League.[8] He finished Died: April 18, 1999
the 1946 season ranked second in the Dixie League in scoring (aged 81)
Richmond, Virginia
(43 points), rushing yards (447 yards on 103 carries), and extra
points (13).[9] Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight: 170 lb (77 kg)

References Career information

High Vandergrift (PA)
1. "Tony Is Tops in League" (https://www.newspapers.co school:
m/clip/58195253/tony-is-tops-in-league/). The College: Wake Forest
Charlotte Observer. December 3, 1940. p. II-6 – via NFL Draft: 1941 / Round: 8 /
Newspapers.com. Pick: 64
2. "Dukes, Heels Lead on All-Southern" (https://www.ne Career history
wspapers.com/clip/58195569/dukes-heels-lead-on-all-
southern/). The Charlotte Observer. December 3, Cleveland Rams (1941)
1940. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
Richmond Rebels (1946–1947)
3. "Wake Forest Star Member of Ohio Club: Tony
Gallovich May Be One of Big 'Little' Men For Rams" (ht Career NFL statistics
tps://www.newspapers.com/clip/58196304/wake-forest
Games: 3
-star-member-of-ohio-club/). The Evening
Independent. August 11, 1941 – via Newspapers.com. Rushing yards: 1
4. "Tony Gallovich" (https://www.pro-football-reference.co Player stats at PFR (https://www.pro
m/players/G/GallTo20.htm). Pro-Football- -football-reference.com/players/G/
Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved GallTo20.htm)
August 26, 2020.
 5. "Arrows Sign Tony Gallovich, Former Wake Forest Great" (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/
58196001/arrows-sign-tony-gallovich-former-wake/). Richmond Times-Dispatch. November
4, 1941 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tony Gallovich Given Special Navy Rating" (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58196467/to
ny-gallovich-navy/). The News and Observer. March 16, 1942 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "untitled" (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58196701/gallovich-wedding/). The News and
Observer. March 12, 1943 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Rebels' Tony Gallovich Leads Dixie Pro League Scoring" (https://www.newspapers.com/cli
p/58195016/rebels-tony-gallovich/). The Times Dispatch. October 25, 1946 – via
Newspapers.com.
9. "Statistics Show Favor To Clippers" (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58197254/statistics-s
how-favor-to-clippers/). The Charlotte News. December 10, 1946 – via Newspapers.com.

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