Harry Gallatin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harry Gallatin

American basketball player and coach

Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1927

Place of Birth: Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 07-Oct-2015

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Harry Junior "The Horse" Gallatin (April 26, 1927 – October 7, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and coach.
Gallatin played nine seasons for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1948 to 1957, as well as one season with the Detroit Pistons in the 1957–58 season.
Gallatin led the NBA in rebounding and was named to the All-NBA First Team in 1954.
The following year, he was named to the All-NBA Second Team.
For his career, Gallatin played in seven NBA All-Star Games.
A member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, he is also a member of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, the SIU Edwardsville Athletics Hall of Fame, the Truman State University Athletics Hall of Fame, the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, two Illinois Basketball Halls of Fame, the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) Hall of Fame, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Hall of Fame, and the SIU Salukis Hall of Fame.