 His brother, Paul, was also on the football team, and was captain of the basketball team; however, he also learned wrestling from Gallagher and coached at Warner, Yale, and Geary High Schools.Gallagher initiated the Oklahoma State High School Wrestling Championships in 1922.Paul earned a Master's Degree at the University of Michigan in 1944, and became the Intramural Director at the University of Oklahoma where he coached wrestling, 1927-1936.