Bio

Galigher was a two-sport star for the Chabot College Gladiators, excelling on the defensive line for the football team and on the mat as a champion wrestler.

His career eventually landed him as the New York Jets’ fourth-round draft in 1972, where he played alongside legendary NFL stars Joe Namath and John Riggins.

Galigher entered Chabot with impressive credentials in those two sports, as well as baseball, from nearby Sunset High School, and even played all three during his freshman year in college. However, it was with football and wrestling where he found the most success. In two years at Chabot, Galigher was all-conference first-team and All-America honorable mention selections.

As a heavyweight wrestler, he finished third as a freshman at the state championships after capturing league and regional titles. He started 10-0 his sophomore campaign – even twice defeating the eventual state champion – before leaving to join the UCLA football team where he was an All-Pac 8 honorable mention.

Following his NFL career, which also included three seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, Galigher returned to Chabot where he helped coach the football and wrestling teams before beginning a career as a real estate advisor for a major investment company.

Galigher, who earned his undergraduate degree from the UCLA School of Engineering and Applied Science and, subsequently, his master’s in education from the University of Redlands, is a member of the Chabot College Athletic Hall of Fame and the CCCAA Football Coaches Hall of Fame.