Galen Laack

Games played	8
Games started	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Galen Laack
No. 52, 64
Position	Guard
Personal information
Born	April 3, 1931; Abbotsford, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	December 31, 1958 (aged 27); Livermore, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Abbotsford
College	Pacific (1953–1956)
NFL draft	1957: 9th round, 105th overall pick
Career history
	Saskatchewan Roughriders (1957); Washington Redskins (1958)*; Philadelphia Eagles (1958);
	* Offseason or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
	First-team All-PCC (1956);
Career NFL statistics
Games played
Games played	8
Games started	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Galen William Laack (April 3, 1931 – December 31, 1958^[1]) was an American professional football guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of the Pacific and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1957 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins.^[2] He died on New Year's Eve in 1958 when his car would not turn and hit a tree.^[3]

References

↑ "Galen Laack Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
↑ "1957 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
↑ "Laack, Galen (1931 - 1958), Clark County, Wisconsin History". www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org. Retrieved June 18, 2025.