Northeastern University Athletics

Herbert Gallagher, who passed away in 1991, was inducted into the Hall of Fame for his numerous contributions to Northeastern, as a collegiate athlete, coach and athletic director.

Gallagher, who took over as athletic director in 1955, has been associated with the University for over 50 years as a player, coach and administrator. A member of the Class of 1935, Gallagher won nine varsity letters in soccer, hockey and baseball and was an All New England selection in hockey and baseball in 1934. Gallagher went on to coach baseball and hockey at Northeastern for 15 seasons and in 1948 he was named New England Hockey Coach of the Year.

As an administrator his reputation is international. He has served as president of the Intercollegiate Ice Hockey Association and the American Hockey Coaches Association and chairman of the NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee and the 1956 United States Olympic Hockey Committee. During his tenure as athletic director, he guided Northeastern from a University that competed in the College Division to a New England force in collegiate athletics.