Willie Galimore

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Willie Galimore (March 30, 1935 – July 27, 1964), nicknamed "the Wisp", was an American professional football player who played halfback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 to 1963. He was selected by the Bears in the fifth round of the 1956 NFL draft. His NFL career was cut short with his death at age 29 in a traffic accident just ahead of the 1964 season. Galimore played college football for the Florida A&M Rattlers of Florida A&M University, a historically black school, working with the legendary coach Jake Gaither. He was inducted a member of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999. As a professional, Galimore was a member of the Bears team that won the 1963 NFL Championship Game and his jersey number 28 is one of fourteen uniform numbers retired by the Bears. Willie Galimore was born March 30, 1935, in St. Augustine, Florida. He attended Excelsior High School in that city. In 1952, Galimore enrolled at Florida A&M University (FAMU) in Tallahassee, Florida, a historically black school with a total enrollment of just 1,000 men and 1,000 women at that time. Despite Florida A&M's small enrollment, the school was a legitimate football powerhouse under legendary head coach Alonzo S. "Jake" Gaither.