Background
Galbreath was born on December 22, 1861, in the Eastern Illinois town of Ashmore.
Galbreath was born on December 22, 1861, in the Eastern Illinois town of Ashmore.
He attended the Illinois State University (then known as Illinois State Normal University), where he graduated in 1885. Galbreath then attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York as a member of the class of 1890. After some interruptions, he graduated from Cornell with a Bachelor of Laws While at Cornell, he was known as a standout center on the football team
A graduate of both Illinois State University and Cornell University, he had his career cut short when he died from typhoid fever. In 1896, while a professor at Illinois State, he became the second head football coach at the school. He lettered in football in 1888, 1889, 1890 and 1891, when he opened running lanes for College Football Hall of Fame running back Winchester Osgood.
In the four years he played football, Cornell"s record was a combined 25 wins and 11 losses.
Eventually, Galbreath worked at several colleges training future teachers. He was very involved in his profession by speaking before many institutes and educational associations and writing in Educational Journals.
He taught pedagogy and psychology at the State Normal School at Winona, Minnesota (now known as Winona State University). In 1896, he left Winona State and joined the faculty of the Illinois State in Normal, Illinois taking the place of noted educatior Doctor Charles Alexander McMurry, who moved on to Chicago University.
He held this position until it closed in 1898.
After he left Buffalo he moved to New York City, accepting a fellowship in Columbia University. Before the 1899 school year, he accepted the chair of Pedagogy at Eastern Illinois University (then known as Eastern Illinois State Normal School) before taking the position he died from typhoid fever in New York City, and was buried at Angola, New New York While teaching at Illinois State, Galbreath became the second head football coach for the Redbirds, holding that position for the 1896 season.
His overall coaching record at International Skating Union was 2 wins, 0 losses, and 0 ties.
This ranks him 18th at International Skating Union in terms of total wins but first at International Skating Union in terms of winning percentage. Coaching record
Born on December 22, 1861, northwest of Ashmore in Coles County, Illinois, he was the second youngest of 13 children of James and Martha Houston Mitchell Galbreath.
In 1895, Galbreath married Julia Aver Tifft of Ithaca, New New York
He was also active at Cornell with the Christian Association, and was a member of Sphinx Head.
He was known as persistent advocate of educational psychology, and scientific pedagogy.