It is the cycle of pro football. Players come and go, same with coaches and even owners. But for 46 years, Jim Gallagher was the thread that connected generations of Eagles football.
Jimmy Gal, as he was affectionately known, joined the team in 1949 as a stenographer earning $50 a week, later moved into the personnel department, served as director of public relations, and also worked as traveling secretary and coordinator of alumni events. He poured his life into the franchise before finally retiring in 1995 at the age of 66.
Sadly, Jimmy Gal passed away Friday morning and anyone who ever passed through the Eagles' office in those many years feels the loss.