Carl Galbreath

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (1927–2009)}}

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|Position=Running back

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|College=North Carolina State

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|death_date={{death date and age|2009|8|26|1927|4|15}}

|death_place=Fayetteville, North Carolina

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|playing_years1=1950

|playing_team1=Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers

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|CFLAllStar=1950

|Awards=1950 - Imperial Oil Trophy

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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.[http://nccueagles.yuku.com/topic/4847 "At 80, Galbreath reflects on steller athletic career"], Fayetteville Observer, April 21, 2007 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.Most Valuable - Carl Galbreath Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, November 30, 1950Galbreath Voted Imperial Oil Cup as Most Valuable Windsor Daily Star, November 29, 1950

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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.theciaa.com/information/hall_of_fame/hof_list |title=Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Hall of Fame Inductees |access-date=2012-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316014923/http://www.theciaa.com/information/hall_of_fame/hof_list |archive-date=2012-03-16 |url-status=dead }} He died on August 26, 2009.Obituary - Carl S. Galbreath Fayetteville Observer, Aug. 30, 2009