'13 Tony Galbreath
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- Year:
- 2013
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- Position:
- Running Back
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- Team:
- Football, Men's Basketball
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- IHCC Years:
- 1972-74
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- Career Highlights:
- NJCAA All-American • National rushing leader • University of Missouri • All-Big 8 Honors • Drafted by New Orleans Saints • 12 NFL Seasons
Tony Galbreath started for two years on the football team and one year on the basketball squad for Indian Hills on the Centerville Campus. He was a first–team football All–American running back as a sophomore when he led the NJCAA in rushing yards with 1,208. That year he averaged 134.2 yards per game and scored 17 touchdowns, four of them in one game against Marshalltown. He added four two-point conversions for a total of 106 points. In his freshman season, Galbreath lined up in the same backfield as fellow IHCC Hall of Famer Rick Upchurch, then was the feature back the following season. As a freshman on the IHCC basketball team, Tony had three 20-point games and averaged double-figures. He continued his football career at the University of Missouri where he earned All–Big 8 Conference honors and was named team captain during his senior season. He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the second round of the 1976 NFL draft and went on to play 12 years in the NFL with the Saints, Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants. Tony helped lead the Giants to a win in Super Bowl XXI and retired in 1987 having caught more passes than any other running back in NFL history.