About Bob Galbally
Lived 1921 – 2004 (aged 83). Bob Galbally was an Australian australian rules football player.
Robert Thomas John Galbally (18 January 1921 – 14 April 2004) was a doctor and Australian rules footballer.
He attended St Patrick's College and studied medicine at the University of Melbourne. He graduated in 1944. He first worked at Melbourne's St Vincent's Hospital then for a few months in general practice with his brother-in-law at Coburg before moving to a practice at Hartwell. After 30 years, he moved the practice to East Camberwell until he retired in 2000. He ended the season as tied leading goalkicker, having scored 26, the same as Lou Richards.
Family Galbally was the seventh of nine children of William and Eileen Galbally. Two of his brothers, Jack Galbally MLC and Frank Galbally, also played for Collingwood and were criminal lawyers. Sister Kathleen Galbally was an anaesthetist and brother Bryan Galbally a specialist in intensive care. He married Joan Collins in 1945 and they had nine children.
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Who was Bob Galbally?
Australian rules footballer and doctor
When was Bob Galbally born?
Bob Galbally was born on 18 January 1921 in Murrumbeena.
When did Bob Galbally die?
Bob Galbally died on 14 April 2004.
What was Bob Galbally's occupation?
Bob Galbally was an australian rules football player.
What nationality was Bob Galbally?
Bob Galbally was Australian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bob Galbally. https://biography.guide/bob-galbally/
MLA: "Bob Galbally." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bob-galbally/.
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