American gridiron football player (1927–2009)
Carl S. Galbreath (April 15, 1927 – August 26, 2009) was an award-winning and all-star running back in the Ontario Rugby Football Union.
A graduate of North Carolina Central University, he was a star player in college, selected as an All-CIAA running back four years and a Little All-American twice.[1] He played one year of football in Canada, 1950, with the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers of the ORFU and it was a successful one. His team won the league championship, he was an all-star, and he won the Imperial Oil Trophy as MVP in the ORFU.[2][3]
After his football days, Galbreath served with the Army in the Korean War, and later became a teacher and assistant principal. He was elected to the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 1995.[4] He died on August 26, 2009.[5]
References
- ^ "At 80, Galbreath reflects on steller athletic career", Fayetteville Observer, April 21, 2007
- ^ Most Valuable - Carl Galbreath Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, November 30, 1950
- ^ Galbreath Voted Imperial Oil Cup as Most Valuable Windsor Daily Star, November 29, 1950
- ^ "Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Hall of Fame Inductees". Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
- ^ Obituary - Carl S. Galbreath Fayetteville Observer, Aug. 30, 2009
