Hugh Gallarneau
| Date of birth | April 2, 1917 |
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| Place of birth | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Date of death | July 14, 1999 (aged 82) |
| Place of death | Northbrook, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Position(s) | Halfback |
| College | Stanford |
| NFL draft | 1941 / Round: 3 / Pick 23 |
| Career history | |
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| 1941–1942; 1945–1947 | Chicago Bears |
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Hugh H. "Duke" Gallarneau (April 2, 1917 – July 14, 1999) was an NFL halfback from 1941–1942 and 1945–1947 for the Chicago Bears. He played college football at Stanford, where he was an All-American.
Gallarneau attended Morgan Park High School in Chicago, Illinois, but did not play high school football, opting instead for swimming, track, and baseball. 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.
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 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.
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