John W. Galbreath
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| Born | August 10, 1897 |
| Died | July 20, 1988 (aged 90) |
| Alma mater | Ohio University |
| Occupation(s) | Business man, horse breeder |
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John Wilmer Galbreath (August 10, 1897 – July 20, 1988) was an American building contractor and sportsman.
Born in Derby, Ohio, he grew up in Mount Sterling, Ohio, where he graduated from high school. He then graduated from Ohio University in 1922 and was a member of the Beta chapter of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity. The non-denominational Galbreath Memorial Chapel on the Ohio University College Green was donated by Galbreath in memory of his first wife, Helen Mauck, who died in 1946.
In 1955, he married Dorothy Bryan Firestone, widow of Russell Allen Firestone of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.
Pittsburgh Pirates
John Galbreath made a fortune in commercial
Not quite four years later, when McKinney sold his 50 percent stake, Galbreath acquired majority control on July 18, 1950. He was the Pirates' principal owner through 1985, during which the Pirates won three world series championships — in
.Thoroughbred horse racing
In 1935, Galbreath founded Darby Dan Farm near the Darby Creek in Galloway, Ohio. In 1949, he purchased the 650-acre (2.6 km2) core property of Idle Hour Stock Farm in Kentucky and renamed it Darby Dan Farm.[1]
Galbreath met his second wife Dorothy through
In the early 1950s, he served as chairman of the Greater New York Association. During his time, he oversaw the construction of the new Aqueduct Racetrack and the extensive rebuilding of Belmont Park.
John Galbreath was voted the 1972 Big Sport of Turfdom Award by the Turf Publicists of America and in 1974 he won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Breeder.[3]
In 2018, Galbreath was voted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame as one of its esteemed Pillars of the Turf.[4] Galbreath died in Galloway, Ohio, three weeks prior to his 91st birthday.
Awards and honors
- Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement (1961)[5]
- Columbus Award (1964)
- Big Sport of Turfdom Award (1972)
- Eclipse Award for Outstanding Breeder (1974)
- National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Pillar of the Turf (2018)
External links
References
- ^ "Hall of Fame Announces 12 New Pillars of the Turf". Thoroughbred Daily News. 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- American Academy of Achievement.
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