Harry J. Gallatin (born April 26, 1927 in Roxana, Illinois) is a former professional basketball player and coach. After playing high school basketball at Roxana High School and college basketball at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (now Truman State University), Gallatin played nine seasons for the New York Knicks in the NBA from 1948 to 1957, as well as one final season with the Detroit Pistons in 1958. In 1954 Gallatin led the NBA in rebounding, and was named to the All-NBA First Team. Gallatin was named to the All-NBA Second Team in 1955. For his career, Gallatin played in seven NBA All-Star Games. He started his coaching career in 1962 with the St. Louis Hawks and was named NBA Coach of the Year in his first season. He later coached the New York Knicks for 63 games over two seasons as well.In David Halberstam's book about Michael Jordan it is mentioned that David Stern idolized Harry Gallatin as a young boy. Gallatin was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991.
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St. Louis Hawks Head Coach 1962–1964 |
Succeeded by Richie Guerin |
| Preceded by Eddie Donovan |
New York Knicks Head Coach 1965 |
Succeeded by Dick McGuire |
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| Potter • Auerbach • McMillan • Logan • Todorovich • Moore • Levane • Holzman • Martin • Hannum • Phillip • Macauley • Seymour • Levane • Pettit • Gallatin • Guerin • Fitzsimmons • Tormohlen • Brown • Fratello • Loughery • Fratello • Weiss • Wilkens • Kruger • Stotts • Woodson |
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| Cohalan • Lapchick • Boryla • Levane • Braun • Donovan • Gallatin • McGuire • Holzman • Reed • Holzman • H. Brown • Hill • Pitino • Jackson • MacLeod • Riley • Nelson • Van Gundy • Chaney • Williams • Wilkens • Williams • L. Brown • Thomas |
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| McAndrew • Martin • Holder • Gallatin • Hartman • Lambert • Gottfried • Van Winkle • Herrin • Weber • Painter • Lowery |
