Knicks Hall of Famer Harry ‘The Horse’ Gallatin dead at 88

Knicks great Harry Gallatin (11) is seen in action against the Lakers in 1955.

Harry Gallatin, the NBA’s original Ironman and Knicks Hall of Famer, passed away Wednesday at age 88 in his Illinois home, the team confirmed.

Nicknamed “The Horse,” Gallatin led the Knicks in the 1940s and 50s, earning seven All-Star selections as an undersized 6-6 center and ferocious rebounder.

He also set a league standard by playing in 610 consecutive games, which is still a Knicks record. Former Laker AC Green now holds the NBA record with 1,192 straight games played.

Gallatin, who led the Knicks to three straight Eastern Division championships in the early 50s. His career averages with the Knicks were 12.7 points and 9.7 rebounds, before a stint with the Pistons. He’s still New York’s fourth all-time leading rebounder with 5,935.

Gallatin was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame as a player in 1991. In May of this year, he was honored into the Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame.

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“The thing I’m most proud of whenever people talk about consecutive streaks is this,” said Gallatin, according to the Knicks website. “My mother isn’t alive now, but she probably could have told you that I didn’t miss a game or a practice in grade school, in junior high school, in high school. . .didn’t miss a game or a practice all the way through my basketball career, and that includes the Playoffs. So when I say my prayers, I thank God for the health that I’ve enjoyed. I don’t know of anybody else who hadn’t missed a practice or a game in their entire basketball career. I really feel proud about that.”

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