Sam Gallagher (Australian rules footballer)

Australian rules footballer (1926–2019)

Australian rules footballer

Sam Gallagher
Personal information
Full name	Kevin James Gallagher
Nickname(s)	Sam
Date of birth	(1926-01-22)22 January 1926
Date of death	16 August 2019(2019-08-16) (aged 93)
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1945–1955	Norwood	131 (24)
Career highlights
All-Australian team: (1947)
Source: AustralianFootball.com

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.

His son Philip also played for Norwood.

References

"REDLEGS MUSEUM | PLAYERS". www.redlegsmuseum.com.au. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
"Vale Sam Gallagher". Norwood Football Club. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

v t e Norwood Football Club • Team of the Century
Full-forward	Neville Roberts Bruce Schultz Robert Oatey
Half-forward	Albert Sawley Neil Button Garry McIntosh
Centre	Phil Gallagher Alick Lill Doug Olds
Half-back	Syd White Walter Scott Ron Kneebone
Full-back	Michael Taylor Syd Ackland Alby Bahr
Ruck	John Marriott Michael Aish Jack Oatey
Interchange	Keith Thomas Bill Wedding John Wynne Sam Gallagher

v t e 1947 Sporting Life All-Australian
Defenders Max Oppy (Richmond) Shane McGrath (Melbourne) Perc Bushby (Essendon) Wally Lock (Melbourne) Wally Buttsworth (Essendon) Bert Deacon (Carlton)
Midfielders Sam Gallagher (Norwood) Ern Henfry (Carlton) Billy King (South Melbourne)
Forwards Bill Hutchison (Essendon) Gordon Lane (Essendon) Bob Hank (West Torrens) Jack Howell (Carlton) Fred Fanning (Melbourne) Lou Richards (Collingwood)
Followers Merv McIntosh (Perth) Don Cordner (Melbourne) Bob Quinn (Port Adelaide) (Captain)