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Hugh "Duke" Gallarneau
	Gallarneau, circa 1942
Born:	April 2, 1917; Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died:	July 14, 1999 (aged 82); Northbrook, Illinois, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Halfback
College	Stanford
NFL draft	1941, round: 3 / Pick 23
Career history
As player
1941–1942; 1945–1947	Chicago Bears
Career highlights and awards
	2× NFL champion (1941, 1946); NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1941); First-team All-American (1940); Second-team All-PCC (1940);
	College Football Hall of Fame;

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Hugh Harold "Duke" Gallarneau (April 2, 1917 – July 14, 1999) was an American professional player who was a halfback in the National Football League (NFL) from 1941 to 1942 and 1945 to 1947 for the Chicago Bears. He played college football at Stanford, where he was an All-American.

College career

Gallarneau attended Morgan Park High School in Chicago, Illinois, but did not play high school football, opting instead for swimming, track, and baseball.^[1] After high school, he was accepted to Stanford University on an academic scholarship, and decided to try out for the football team for the 1938 season and made the team.^[1]

In 1938, Stanford's team was 3–6, and the next year, fell to 1–7–1. The next year, 1940, new head football coach Clark Shaughnessy introduced the T formation, and the Indians were transformed in a winner. Gallarneau, as part of a backfield including future NFL players quarterback Frankie Albert, halfback Pete Kmetovic, and fullback Norm Standlee, were the core of a team known as the Wow Boys, which went undefeated and beat Nebraska 21–13 in the 1941 Rose Bowl. In that game, Gallarneau scored two of Stanford's touchdowns, on a 10-yard run and a 40-yard pass reception.

Gallarneau was named an All-American in football, was on Stanford's rugby team, and won the Pacific Coast Conference heavyweight boxing title.^[1]

NFL career

In the 1941 NFL draft, Gallarneau was selected in the third round by the Chicago Bears.^[2] He played for the Bears for the 1941 and 1942 seasons. Gallarneau still holds the Bears' record for the longest punt return in a postseason game, returning a punt 81 yards for a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers in the divisional playoffs to help lead the Bears to the 1941 NFL Championship game.^[3] The return also remains the third-longest in NFL postseason history.^[4]

World War II

In 1943, Gallarneau joined the Marine Corps to fight in World War II. He was trained as a night fighter director and fought in the Pacific Theater, rising to the rank of major.^[1] During the Battle of Okinawa and he was a member of Air Warning Squadron 8 attached to a SCR-527 radar detachment located near Yontan Airifeld.^[5] On May 18, Gallarneau was working with 1stLt Robert Wellwood from VMF(N)-533, callsign "Scrapper 17." That evening Gallarneau and Wellwood collaborated to shoot down three Japanese Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" bombers.^[6] Gallarneau was awarded the Bronze Star for his efforts in assisting with the downing of six Japanese aircraft during the Battle of Okinawa.^[7] He returned to the Bears for the 1945 season, and played three more seasons before retiring in 1947.^[1]

After football

After leaving football, Gallarneau remained in Chicago, working for Marshall Field's and Hart, Schaffner & Marx, where he retired as a vice president in 1985.^[1] He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1982 and is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame and the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame. He died in Northfield, Illinois, in 1999.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Hugh "Duke" Gallarneau at the College Football Hall of Fame
^ "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
^ "Chicago Bears individual postseason records" (PDF). ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2007.
^ "NFL Playoff Records". National Football League. Archived from the original on April 2, 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2007.
^ DeChant 1947, pp. 234.
^ Martin, Harold H. (November 10, 1945). "The Crystal Gazers and the Night Chicks". Liberty Magazine. New York City: Paul Hunter.
^ Gunn, John (1999). "Hugh Gallarneau" (PDF). The Coffin Corner. 21 (6): 1–2. Retrieved August 31, 2021.

Bibliography

DeChant, John A. (1947). Devilbirds – The Story of United States Marine Aviation in World War II. New York: Harper & Brothers.

External links

Hugh Gallarneau at the College Football Hall of Fame
Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference

[cfhof-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Hugh "Duke" Gallarneau at the College Football Hall of Fame

[2] "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.

[bears-3] "Chicago Bears individual postseason records" (PDF). ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2007.

[NFL-4] "NFL Playoff Records". National Football League. Archived from the original on April 2, 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2007.

[FOOTNOTEDeChant1947234-5] DeChant 1947, pp. 234.

[6] Martin, Harold H. (November 10, 1945). "The Crystal Gazers and the Night Chicks". Liberty Magazine. New York City: Paul Hunter.

[7] Gunn, John (1999). "Hugh Gallarneau" (PDF). The Coffin Corner. 21 (6): 1–2. Retrieved August 31, 2021.

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+* [[List of National Football League season rushing touchdowns leaders|NFL rushing touchdowns leader]] (1941)
+* First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1940 College Football All-America Team|1940]])
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-'''Hugh H. "Duke" Gallarneau''' (April 2, 1917  – July 14, 1999) was an [[NFL]] [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] from 1941–1942 and 1945–1947 for the [[Chicago Bears]]. He played college football at [[Stanford University|Stanford]], where he was an All-American.
+'''Hugh Harold "Duke" Gallarneau''' (April 2, 1917  – July 14, 1999) was an American professional [[American football|player]] who was a [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) from 1941 to 1942 and 1945 to 1947 for the [[Chicago Bears]]. He played [[college football]] at [[Stanford University|Stanford]], where he was an All-American.
 ==College career==
-Gallarneau attended [[Morgan Park High School]] in [[Chicago, Illinois]], but did not play high school football, opting instead for swimming, track, and baseball.<ref name="cfhof">{{cite web|url=http://www.footballfoundation.org/Programs/CollegeFootballHallofFame/SearchDetail.aspx?id=30071|publisher=College Football Hall of Fame|accessdate=2007-06-18|title=Hall of Famers: Hugh "Duke" Gallarneau}}</ref> After high school, he was accepted to [[Stanford University]] on an academic scholarship, and decided to try out for the football team for the 1938 season and made the team.<ref name="cfhof" />
+Gallarneau attended [[Morgan Park High School]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], but did not play high school football, opting instead for swimming, track, and baseball.<ref name="cfhof">{{College Football HoF|id=1524|name=Hugh "Duke" Gallarneau|access-date=2007-06-18}}</ref> After high school, he was accepted to [[Stanford University]] on an academic scholarship, and decided to try out for the football team for the 1938 season and made the team.<ref name="cfhof" />
-In 1938, Stanford's team was 3–6, and the next year, fell to 1–7–1. The next year, 1940, new head football coach [[Clark Shaughnessy]] introduced the [[T formation]], and the Indians were transformed in a winner. Gallarneau, along with [[quarterback]] [[Frankie Albert]], halfback [[Pete Kmetovic]], and [[fullback (American football)|fullback]] [[Norm Standlee]], were the core of a team known as the [[Wow Boys]], which went undefeated and beat [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]] 21–13 in the [[1941 Rose Bowl]]. In that game, Gallarneau scored two of Stanford's touchdowns, on a 10-yard run and a 40-yard pass reception. Gallarneau was named an [[All-American]] in football, was on Stanford's rugby team, and won the [[Pacific Coast Conference]] [[heavyweight]] [[boxing]] title.<ref name="cfhof" />
+In 1938, Stanford's team was 3–6, and the next year, fell to 1–7–1. The next year, 1940, new head football coach [[Clark Shaughnessy]] introduced the [[T formation]], and the Indians were transformed in a winner. Gallarneau, as part of a backfield including future NFL players [[quarterback]] [[Frankie Albert]], halfback [[Pete Kmetovic]], and [[fullback (American football)|fullback]] [[Norm Standlee]], were the core of a team known as the [[Wow Boys]], which went undefeated and beat [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]] 21–13 in the [[1941 Rose Bowl]]. In that game, Gallarneau scored two of Stanford's touchdowns, on a 10-yard run and a 40-yard pass reception.
+Gallarneau was named an [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] in football, was on Stanford's rugby team, and won the [[Pacific Coast Conference]] [[heavyweight]] [[boxing]] title.<ref name="cfhof" />
 ==NFL career==
-In the [[1941 NFL Draft]], Gallarneau was selected in the third round by the [[Chicago Bears]]. He played for the Bears for the 1941 and 1942 seasons. Gallarneau still holds the Bears' record for the longest [[punt return]] in a postseason game, returning a punt 81 yards for a touchdown against the [[Green Bay Packers]] in the divisional playoffs to help lead the Bears to the [[NFL Championship Game, 1941|1941 NFL Championship game]].<ref name="bears">{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/docs/2005_records_individualpostseason.pdf|title=Chicago Bears individual postseason records|accessdate=2007-06-18|publisher=ChicagoBears.com}}</ref> The return also remains the third-longest in NFL postseason history.<ref name="NFL">{{cite web|url=http://www.superbowl.com/playoffs/records/indiv_puntreturns|title=NFL Playoff Records|accessdate=2007-06-18|publisher=National Football League |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070402020224/http://www.superbowl.com/playoffs/records/indiv_puntreturns <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-04-02}}</ref>
+In the [[1941 NFL draft]], Gallarneau was selected in the third round by the [[Chicago Bears]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1941 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1941/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He played for the Bears for the 1941 and 1942 seasons. Gallarneau still holds the Bears' record for the longest [[punt return]] in a postseason game, returning a punt 81 yards for a touchdown against the [[Green Bay Packers]] in the divisional playoffs to help lead the Bears to the [[NFL Championship Game, 1941|1941 NFL Championship game]].<ref name="bears">{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/docs/2005_records_individualpostseason.pdf|title=Chicago Bears individual postseason records|access-date=2007-06-18|publisher=ChicagoBears.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111431/http://www.chicagobears.com/docs/2005_records_individualpostseason.pdf|archive-date=2007-09-29}}</ref> The return also remains the third-longest in NFL postseason history.<ref name="NFL">{{cite web|url=http://www.superbowl.com/playoffs/records/indiv_puntreturns|title=NFL Playoff Records|access-date=2007-06-18|publisher=National Football League |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070402020224/http://www.superbowl.com/playoffs/records/indiv_puntreturns <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-04-02}}</ref>
+==World War II==
-In 1943, Gallarneau joined the [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] to fight in [[World War II]], where he fought in the [[Pacific Ocean theater of World War II|Pacific Theater]] and rose to the rank of [[Major (United States)|Major]].<ref name="cfhof" />   He was a member of an Air Warning Squadron during the [[Battle of Okinawa]] and was responsible for [[Ground-controlled interception|directing]] [[night fighter]]s to intercept incoming [[Japan]]ese aircraft<ref>DeChant ''Devilbirds'', p. 234.</ref>  He returned to the Bears for the 1945 season, and played three more seasons before retiring in 1947.<ref name="cfhof" />
+In 1943, Gallarneau joined the [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] to fight in [[World War II]].  He was trained as a [[Ground-controlled interception|night fighter director]] and fought in the [[Pacific Ocean theater of World War II|Pacific Theater]], rising to the rank of [[Major (United States)|major]].<ref name="cfhof" />   During the [[Battle of Okinawa]] and he was a member of [[Air Warning Squadron 8]] attached to a [[SCR-527|SCR-527 radar]] detachment located near [[Yomitan Auxiliary Airfield|Yontan Airifeld]].{{sfn|DeChant|1947|pp=234}}  On May 18, Gallarneau was working with 1stLt Robert Wellwood from [[VMFA(AW)-533|VMF(N)-533]], callsign "Scrapper 17."  That evening Gallarneau and Wellwood collaborated to shoot down three Japanese [[Mitsubishi G4M]] "Betty" bombers.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Martin |first=Harold H. |date=November 10, 1945 |title=The Crystal Gazers and the Night Chicks |url= |magazine=[[Liberty (general interest magazine)|Liberty Magazine]] |location= New York City|publisher=Paul Hunter |access-date=}}</ref>  Gallarneau was awarded the [[Bronze Star]] for his efforts in assisting with the downing of six Japanese aircraft during the Battle of Okinawa.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gunn |first1=John |date=1999 |title=Hugh Gallarneau |url= https://www.profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/21-06-826.pdf|journal=The Coffin Corner |volume=21 |issue=6 |pages=1–2 |doi= |access-date=2021-08-31}}</ref>  He returned to the Bears for the 1945 season, and played three more seasons before retiring in 1947.<ref name="cfhof" />
 ==After football==
-After leaving football, Gallarneau remained in Chicago, working for [[Marshall Field's]] and [[Hart, Schaffner & Marx]], where he retired as a vice president in 1985.<ref name="cfhof" /> He was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 1982 and is a member of the [[Stanford Cardinal#Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame|Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame]] and the [[Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame]]. He died in [[Northfield, Illinois]] in 1999.
+After leaving football, Gallarneau remained in Chicago, working for [[Marshall Field's]] and [[Hart, Schaffner & Marx]], where he retired as a vice president in 1985.<ref name="cfhof" /> He was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 1982 and is a member of the [[Stanford Cardinal#Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame|Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame]] and the [[Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame]]. He died in [[Northfield, Illinois]], in 1999.
-==See also==
+==References==
-{{Portal|Biography|World War II|United States Marine Corps}}
-==Notes==
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-==References==
+==Bibliography==
-;Bibliography
 {{Refbegin}}
 * {{cite book
-  | last = De Chant
+  | last = DeChant
   | first = John A.
   | title = Devilbirds – The Story of United States Marine Aviation in World War II
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   | year = 1947
   | location = New York
+  }}
-  | page =
-  | isbn =}}
 {{Refend}}
+==External links==
+* {{College Football HoF|1524}}
+* {{Footballstats |nfl=hugh-gallarneau |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |si= |pfr=G/GallHu20 |rotoworld= }}
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+{{Bears1941DraftPicks}}
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+[[Category:American football halfbacks]]
-[[Category:American football running backs]]
+[[Category:El Toro Flying Marines football players]]
-[[Category:American military personnel of World War II]]
 [[Category:Chicago Bears players]]
 [[Category:Stanford Cardinal football players]]
 [[Category:College Football Hall of Fame inductees]]
 [[Category:United States Marine Corps officers]]
+[[Category:United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II]]
+[[Category:Players of American football from Chicago]]
+[[Category:Players of American football from Detroit]]
+[[Category:Military personnel from Chicago]]