Willie Galimore
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No. 28 | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Halfback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | St. Augustine, Florida, U.S. | March 30, 1935||||||||||||
Died: | July 27, 1964 Rensselaer, Indiana, U.S. | (aged 29)||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Excelsior (St. Augustine, FL) | ||||||||||||
College: | Florida A&M (1953–1956) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1956 / Round: 5 / Pick: 58 | ||||||||||||
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Willie "The Wisp" Galimore (March 30, 1935 – July 27, 1964) was an American professional football player who was a halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears from 1957–1963. He attended Florida A&M University, working with the legendary coach Jake Gaither. Galimore is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Galimore possessed incredible speed and lateral movement; many of the opposing players of the time stated that they believed Galimore could run side-to-side down the field just as fast as most men could in a straight line. His running style could be said to most resemble the style of Billy Sims or perhaps Terrell Davis, but faster.
In a documentary short by
Galimore's last visit to his hometown of
Death
At age 29, Galimore and teammate Bo Farrington were killed in an automobile accident on July 27, 1964, in Rensselaer, Indiana. Galimore's Volkswagen left the road on a curve and rolled, a few miles from the team's training camp at St. Joseph's College.[2][3][4] His number 28 was retired by the Bears.[5]
Personal
His son, Ron Galimore, was the first black U.S. Olympic gymnast.
References
- ^ "1074 West King Street Historical Marker".
- ^ "Galimore, Farrington killed in auto crash". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. July 27, 1964. p. 19.
- ^ "Bears' Galimore, Farrington killed". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. July 27, 1964. p. 8.
- ^ "Bears to honor crash victims". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. July 28, 1964. p. 19.
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MxMOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DX0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7373,500286&dq=willie+galimore [dead link]
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Willie Galimore at Find a Grave