Robert Reed Gailey (November 26, 1869 – January 18, 1950) was an American

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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Washington Agricultural College and School of Science—now known as

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—for one season in 1897, compiling a record of 2–0. Gailey was born in Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Lafayette College in 1895 and subsequently earned a Master of Arts degree from

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and a Bachelor of Divinity from the Princeton Theological Seminary. At Princeton, he played football in 1896, earning All-American honors playing at center. Gailey later founded the world service program of the

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. He died on January 18, 1950, at his home in

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Head coaching record

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