John J. Gallagher (coach)

{{Short description|American football and basketball player and coach (1904–1982)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = John J. Gallagher

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1904|7|16}}

| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1982|2|7|1904|7|16}}

| death_place = Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_sport1 = Football

| player_years2 = 1924–1926

| player_team2 = St. John's

| player_sport3 = Basketball

| player_years4 = 1924–1927

| player_team4 = St. John's

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1936

| coach_team2 = Niagara

| coach_sport3 = Basketball

| coach_years4 = 1931–1943

| coach_team4 = Niagara

| coach_years5 = 1946–1965

| coach_team5 = Niagara

| overall_record = 3–5 (football)
486–262 (basketball)

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John Joseph "Taps" Gallagher (July 16, 1904 – February 7, 1982) was an American football and basketball player and coach.{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinamerica00unse|title=Who's Who in American Sports|publisher=National Biographical Society|year=1928|access-date=March 22, 2018}} He served as the head football coach at Niagara University in 1936. However, his greatest contributions were made as the head basketball coach at Niagara from 1931 to 1943 and again from 1946 to 1965, compiling a record of 486–262.

Gallagher died on February 7, 1982, in Niagara Falls, New York.{{cite news |author= |title='Taps' Gallagher died; coached Niagara 31 years |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79738451/the-morning-call/ |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pennsylvania |agency=Associated Press |date=February 7, 1982 |page=55 |access-date=June 17, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}