Charlie Gallagher (25 December 1937 – 24 July 1989) was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Cootehill Celtic club and the Cavan county team.
Gallagher regularly topped the nation’s scoring charts in the 1960s.
He debut for Cavan in 1955 at the age of 17 years, against Sligo in the National Football League.
[2] His older brother Brian won an All-Ireland medal in 1952.
[citation needed] He died from drowning near his home in Cootehill, County Cavan, in July 1989.