Bio
Named the 2002 team Unsung Hero...a “blue collar” type of midfielder that finds his way onto the field and makes plays.
AT UMBC: For the second consectutive year, he played in nine of twelve games, but got on the board in his sophomore season...scored his first collegiate goal in a game vs. Towson...contributed an assist in the win over Army, and capped a 7-0 UMBC second quarter with a rebound goal vs. Stony Brook...won 3 of 8 draws attempted...participated in nine of twelve games in 2001, but an outstanding fall moved him up the depth chart...garnered six ground balls.
BACKGROUND: Tremendous athlete who has a rich family tradition in athletics...grandfather, Andy Davis, played football for the Washington Redskins...grandfather, Joe Gallagher coached at St. John’s HS for 44 years...father, Jay, played college basketball at Mt. St. Mary’s, and younger brother Andy has just joined him at UMBC last fall...part of a DeMatha squad which won back-to-back WCAC Championships...tallied four goals and added three assists in one of those title games...was a halfback on the Stags’ football squad...lists greatest thrill in sports as “playing at RFK Stadium” and favorite athlete as Julius Erving...son of Patty and Jay Gallagher...born August 8, 1981.
