Former Calgary Stampeder Running Back Rick Galbos Dies

Former Calgary Stampeder running back Rick Galbos dies

Rick Galbos, a former running back for the Calgary Stampeders, died Saturday at the age of 75.

Former Calgary Stampeders running back Rick Galbos dies at 75

Rick Galbos suited up for the Red and White from 1973-77, and was primarily used as a blocker for Canadian Football Hall of Famer Willie Burden.

Stampeders Saddened By Passing Of Alumnus Rick Galbos

The Calgary Stampeders mourn the loss of former running back Rick Galbos at the age of 75. Galbos, an Ohio native, played for Ohio State and won a co-national championship with the Buckeyes in 1970 before being drafted in 1973 by Washington of the National Football League. However, he soon signed with the Canadian Football League’s Saskatchewan Roughriders and was traded to the Stamps before his first professional season. He suited up in No. 21 …