Edward C. Gallagher

Edward C. Gallagher
Biographical details
Born(1887-09-05)September 5, 1887
Perth, Kansas, U.S.
DiedAugust 28, 1940(1940-08-28) (aged 52)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Alma materOklahoma A&M
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1913–1914Baker
Wrestling
1916–1940Oklahoma A&M
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1915–1933Oklahoma A&M
Head coaching record
Overall136-5-4 (Wrestling)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
11x NCAA Wrestling Championships (1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940)
Awards

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.

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.