Barry Gallup Sr. (born August 15, 1946) is an American former
college football
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Unlike most ...
coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at
Northeastern University
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from 1991 to 1999, compiling a record of 38–60–1.
Athletic career
Gallup played football at
Boston College
Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...
as a wide receiver where he set many then-school records at the position. Gallup also played basketball in college under
Bob Cousy. During his prep years he played at Swampscott High School and
Deerfield Academy
Deerfield Academy is an elite coeducational preparatory school in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Founded in 1797, it is one of the oldest secondary schools in the United States. It is a member of the Eight Schools Association, the Ten Schools Admissi ...
.
Personal
Gallup resides in
Wellesley with wife, Victoria, and they are the parents of Barry Charles Jr., the late Darren Douglas,
and the late Lisa Ann.
Head coaching record
References
1946 births
Living people
American football wide receivers
American men's basketball players
Boston College Eagles football players
Boston College Eagles football coaches
Boston College Eagles men's basketball players
Northeastern Huskies athletic directors
Northeastern Huskies football coaches
People from Wellesley, Massachusetts
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