1960 Retirements

1960 Retirements 

Coach Lewis Gallegos - Buffalo, NY
Teams/Roles: Buffalo Blue Wings DC (1951-1953), Ontario Tigers HC (1954-1956), Boston Independents DC (1957-1959)Head Coach
Record: 14-16
McCallister Cups: 1 (1952)
Gallegos had a fairly short career in the NAAF but had spent many years in college coaching. He eventually made the jump up to professional with the Buffalo Blue Wings. He would help the team win a title in 1952, which opened opportunities for him. In 1954, he took a job with the Tigers. While some may not say he was a spectacular coach, he still managed to keep the Tigers in the fight and even get them into the playoffs for the first time in 1956. He would still move on to become the Boston Independents Defensive Coordinator for the last 3 years before finally calling it a career.  

DB Lee Wolfe - Providence, RI
Teams: Providence Gold Stars (1949-1959)
McCallister Cups: 0
Captaincy: Captain - PRO (1957-1959)
Awards: Defensive Player of the Year (1949,1952,1953)
All-Stars: 10 (1949-1956, 1958, 1959)
Lee Wolfe will exit the NAAF as one of the best DBs in league history. He was extremely dominant in the early years taking 3 of the first 5 Defensive Player of the Year awards leading the league in interceptions in each of those seasons. Wolfe spent his entire career with the Gold Stars, which did earn him the first captaincy of the team in 1957. However, playing with Providence brought its negatives as the team was never able to bring home a title during his career. Wolfe will be fondly remembered by the Gold Stars faithful and will be remembered by all football fans, as one of the best. 

QB Duane Logan - Ottawa, ON
Teams: Ottawa Royals (1949-1951), Toronto/Ontario Tigers (1952-1955), Ottawa Royals (1956), Indiana Victors (1957-1959)
McCallister Cups: 1 (1956)
All-Stars: 1 (1950)
Duane Logan is the last of the original 3 top QBs in the NAAF, however, he certainly slipped a bit from that group as his career went on. The Ottawa native played for the Royals over the league’s first three seasons, he got them to the playoffs in the first two seasons which earned him an All-Star selection in 1950. However, after a rough 1951 campaign, Logan was shipped to the Tigers so the Royals could move onto QB Jean Matieau. Logan would help the Tigers become a playoff contender over his time, but he was never able to get the team into the postseason. He would be released in 1956 and would land back in Ottawa to back up Matieau. The Royals would win the title that season, which allowed Logan to earn a title in his home town. He would spend the final 3 years in Indiana, bouncing in and out of the starting role. Logan certainly had his good days in Ottawa, but he still made a mark in the league over his entire career. 

OL Casey York - Rochester, NY
Teams: Buffalo Blue Wings (1949-1959)
McCallister Cups: 2 (1952,1957)
Captaincy: Assistant Captain - BUF (1959)
All-Stars: 8 (1950-1957)
Casey York was one of the best O-linemen in a very strong running team. Spending his entire career in Buffalo, York was a staple on the Blue Wings line for all of their success. Individual awards are tough to win as an OL, but his 8 All-Star selections say a lot about how valuable he was to the Blue Wings. He was a part of both championship-winning Blue Wing squads and was eventually named assistant captain in his final season in the league following the retirement of RB Arthur Conner.  

DB Lester Murphy - Springfield, MA
Teams: Boston Independents (1949-1955), Worcester Athletics (1956), Indiana Victors (1957), Boston Independents (1959)
McCallister Cups: 2 (1949,1950)
Captaincy: Assistant Captain - IND (1957)
All-Stars: 4 (1952-1954, 1957)
Lester Murphy was a highly underrated DB early in his career. He was a part of the early Independent teams that took home back-to-back titles to start his NAAF career and did his duty during those years. However, he would breakthrough in the 1952 season, earning himself an all-star selection which he would replicate for the next two seasons. He was one of the favourites for many Boston fans, but eventually, when the team went into rebuild mode, Murphy was shipped to Worcester. He would help the Athletics reach the McCallister Cup that season, but he would end up being picked by the Indiana Victors in the 1957 expansion draft. After spending one year, and earning his 4th All-Star selection, he would be traded back to Boston where he would play his final two seasons.  

QB Andrew Glover - Cleveland, OH
Teams: Buffalo Blue Wings (1949-1951), Montreal Rouge (1952-1954), Long Island Raiders (1955), Worcester Athletics (1956-1958), Louisville Thunder (1959)
McCallister Cups: 1 (1953)
Captaincy: Assistant Captain - WOR (1958)
Glover had quite the journey in his career. After failing to make the Cleveland Captains (GLFL) roster back in the 1940s, Glover signed with the Buffalo Blue Wings where he was looked at as the future of the team. However, he would never get the opportunity in Buffalo as QB Angelo Medina would join the team before that. In 1952, Glover moved on the Rouge. He would back up QB Oliver Callahan in the first season but would take over in 1953 and help the Rouge to an 8-2 record and their second McCallister Cup in 3 years. He would only last one more season in Montreal before being dealt to Long Island. His one year in Long Island was spent backing up rookie QB Lyle Painter. He would then join the Athletics, where he would spend 3 seasons. In 1956, he would suffer a potentially career-ending injury, but he would recover in order to come in for QB Riley Kiernan during the end of the 1957 season and the playoffs. He would also get some starts during the 1958 season, but was then traded to Ottawa and then flipped to Louisville for his final season. Glover had a wild ride, but he still came out as one of the few starting QBs to win a McCallister Cup. 

WR Joseph Barry - Syracuse, NY
Teams: Buffalo Blue Wings (1949-1956), Indiana Victors (1957), Boston Independents (1958-1959)
McCallister Cups: 1 (1952)
All-Stars: 2 (1952, 1957)
A member of the Blue Wings All-Decade squad, Joseph Barry was one of if not the best WR the Blue Wings have had in their NAAF history. Barry was consistent in being a threat anywhere on the field but excelled when he was able to get downfield. QB Angelo Medina loved playing with the WR while he was in Buffalo. Barry would also spend a few seasons with the Victors and the Independents to close out his career.  

Other Notable Retirements
* = Championship in that time period
OL Randy McFadden - Boston, MA - BOS (1949-1954)**, WOR (1955-1957), BOS (1958-1959)
S Mason Parker - Stratford, ON - TOR/ON (1949-1956), PRO (1957-1959)
DL Robert Garrison - Peterborough, ON - TOR/ON (1949-1956), IND (1957), OTT (1958-1959)*
DB Jesse Scott - Markham, ON - TOR/ON (1949-1956), LOU (1957-1958), OTT (1959)*
OL Aaron Spears - Toronto, ON - OTT (1951-1956)***, LOU (1957-1958), OTT (1958-1959)*
DL Matis Baril - New York City, NY - BUF (1949-1955)*, OTT (1956-1957)*, LI (1958-1959)* 
   *Baril won 3 titles with 3 different teams
LB Roland Hensley - New Haven, CT - HAR (1949-1952), ON (1953-1955), OTT (1956)*, IND (1957-1958), PRO (1959)
S Carl Dawson - Buffalo, NY - BUF (1950), HAR/LI (1951-1955), WOR (1956), IND (1957-1958), BUF (1959)
S Marvin Tillman - London, ON - BUF (1950-1954)*, PRO (1955-1956), BOS (1957-1958), LI (1959) 

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