Sam Gallagher (Australian rules footballer)

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer (1926–2019)}}

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| fullname = Kevin James Gallagher

| nickname = Sam

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| years1 = 1945–1955

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• All-Australian team: (1947)

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Kevin James Gallagher (22 January 1926 — 16 August 2019) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Norwood Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and also represented South Australia in interstate football.{{Cite web|url=https://norwoodfc.com.au/news/vale-sam-gallagher/|title=Vale Sam Gallagher|website=Norwood Football Club|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-08}}

His son Philip also played for Norwood.