Willie Galimore

Willie Galimore (March 30, 1935 – July 27, 1964), nicknamed "the Wisp," was an American professional football player who played halfback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League from 1957 to 1963. Born in St. Augustine, Florida, he attended Excelsior High School in that city.

In 1952, Galimore enrolled at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, a historically black school, where he played college football for the Florida A&M Rattlers under coach Jake Gaither. The Bears selected him in the fifth round of the 1956 NFL draft.

Galimore was a member of the Bears team that won the 1963 NFL Championship Game. His career was cut short when he died at age 29 in a traffic accident just ahead of the 1964 season.

Galimore was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999. His jersey number 28 is one of fourteen uniform numbers retired by the Chicago Bears.