The Horse

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"The Horse" was the nickname of Harry Gallatin, a rugged and durable Hall of Fame NBA forward known for his rebounding and toughness, primarily with the New York Knicks in the 1950s.

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The Horse canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
awardReceived NBA All-Star selection
coachedTeam New York Knicks
Atlanta Hawks
surface form: St. Louis Hawks
college Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
Truman State University
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1927-04-26
dateOfDeath 2015-10-07
draftedBy New York Knicks
draftLeague BAA
era early NBA era
gender male
hallOfFame Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
height 6 ft 6 in
inductedIntoHallOfFame 1991
jerseyNumber 11
knownFor durability
rebounding
toughness
league National Basketball Association
legacy one of the toughest rebounders of his era
memberOfSportsTeam Detroit Pistons
New York Knicks
nickname The Horse self-linksurface differs
notableAchievement led NBA in rebounding
numberOfNBAAllStarSelections 7
occupation basketball coach
basketball player
placeOfBirth Roxana, Illinois, United States
placeOfDeath Edwardsville, Illinois
surface form: Edwardsville, Illinois, United States
playedForFranchise Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
surface form: Fort Wayne / Detroit Pistons
playedIn 1950s
position center
power forward
retiredFromPlaying 1958
sport basketball
statisticalCategory rebounds per game
styleOfPlay rugged interior play
teamRole frontcourt leader

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Harry Gallatin nickname The Horse
The Horse nickname The Horse self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Harry Gallatin