Herbert Wendell Gallagher (January 30, 1911 – October 25, 1992) was an American ice hockey and baseball coach and college athletics administrator.

[1] Gallagher arrived at Northeastern University in 1929 after graduating from Newton High School and swiftly became a local sports legend.

[2] Gallagher lead the team to the second round and a 7th-place finish in the 16-team field and had planned on staying in Europe for the remainder of the decade but was convinced to return to the states due to the possibility of war.

Gallagher returned to Northeastern as a professor of physical education and economics and took on three separate coaching roles with the hockey, baseball and football programs.

As a pitcher he possessed "fine control" and "an effective curve," and as an all-around ball player it was reported that "they don't come any headier or smarter than Gallagher.