Bill Gallo (December 28, 1922 – May 10, 2011) was an American cartoonist and newspaper columnist, known for his cartoons about sports, for the New York Daily News.
[2][3] When Gallo graduated from high school in 1941, he landed a copy boy job on the Daily News.
Gallo served in combat in the Pacific theater, fighting at Saipan, Tinian and on Iwo Jima.
One of Gallo's more famous works was his 1979 tribute sketch after the death of Yankees baseball great, Thurman Munson.
Gallo's work can also be found on the walls of the Overlook in Midtown Manhattan which is owned by Patrick Evangelista, Mark Evangelista and Jeff Perzan, as well as in the permanent collections of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.