Harry Gallatin

Harry Gallatin
Personal information
Born(1927-04-26)April 26, 1927
Roxana, Illinois, U.S.
DiedOctober 7, 2015(2015-10-07) (aged 88)
Edwardsville, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolRoxana (Roxana, Illinois)
CollegeTruman (1946–1948)
BAA draft1948: – 4th round, – 40 overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career1948–1958
PositionForward / center
Number11, 10
Career history
As player:
19481957New York Knicks
1957–1958Detroit Pistons
As coach:
1958–1962Southern Illinois
19621965St. Louis Hawks
19651966New York Knicks
1967–1970SIU Edwardsville
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Halls of Fame:

  • NAIA Hall of Fame (1957)
  • IBCA Hall of Fame (1974)
  • Truman State Athletics Hall of Fame (1984 & 2007)
  • Missouri Sports Hall of Fame (1989)
  • SIU Edwardsville Athletics Hall of Fame (2005)
  • MIAA Hall of Fame (2010)
  • IHSA Basketball Hall of Fame (2014)
  • SIU Salukis Hall of Fame (2015)
Career BAA / NBA statistics
Points8,843 (13.0 ppg)
Rebounds6,684 (11.9 rpg)
Assists1,208 (1.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2006

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.[1]

  1. ^ "Truman State University Athletics Bulldogs". Truman State University. June 3, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2015.