Gerry Gallagher

Who is Gerry Gallagher?

Gerry Gallagher is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the Offensive Coordinator at Parsippany High School in Parsippany, New Jersey, a position he has held since 2013. Gallagher served as the head coach at Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania from 1986 to 1988 and at William Paterson University from 1989 to 1996, compiling a career college football record of 44–64–1.

A native of Morris County, New Jersey, Gallagher attended Morris Catholic High School where he graduated in 1969. He then attended William Paterson University to play football for the school's first ever team. Gallagher would score the first two touchdowns in the program's history.

Gallagher began his coaching career at Morris Catholic High School, where he served as an assistant coach from 1973–1976. In 1977 he became the new head coach and held that position until 1983. Gallagher's first college football coaching job was spent at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania for the 1984 and 1985 seasons as an offensive coordinator, followed by three years at St. Francis College and eight at William Paterson. Since 1997 he has coached at Montville High School in New Jersey.