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Top 10 NFL careers of Tennessee football O-Linemen

By Caleb Calhoun

Raleigh McKenzie #63, Guard and Center for the Washington Redskins during the American Football Conference West game against the San Diego Chargers on 21 September 1986 at the Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California, United States. The Redskins won the game 30 - 27. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Allsport/Getty Images)
Raleigh McKenzie #63, Guard and Center for the Washington Redskins during the American Football Conference West game against the San Diego Chargers on 21 September 1986 at the Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California, United States. The Redskins won the game 30 - 27. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Allsport/Getty Images) /
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Scouting Report. 1984-1987. Harry Galbreath. 10. Pick Analysis. Years in NFL: 9. player. 839

Teams played for:

  • Miami Dolphins, 1988-1992
  • Green Bay Packers, 1993-1995
  • New York Jets, 1996

He was the first All-American Phillip Fulmer ever coached. Harry Galbreath starred for Tennessee football in the mid-1980s, when Fulmer was offensive line coach. His play helped Johnny Majors win his first SEC Championship and then see his first 10-win season as UT head coach in 1985 and 1987 respectively, the latter year being when he earned the All-American award.

After that, Galbreath went to the NFL and had a great early campaign with the Miami Dolphins. At 6’1″ 281 pounds, he earned All-Rookie honors in 1988, and he five years as the starting right guard in South Florida.

In 1993, Galbreath left and joined the Green Bay Packers and helped them begin two streaks. The first was a string of six straight playoff appearances in starting in 1993, which included two Super Bowl appearances and a Super Bowl title, ending a 10-year playoff drought. His blocking also helped Favre win his first MVP in 1995, the first of three straight.

Unfortunately for Galbreath, he wasn’t there for the Super Bowl appearances, but he was a huge part of helping to build that franchise back up. After those three years, Galbreath joined the New York Jets, where he spent one season on a miserable 1-15 team before retiring.

A mark of Galbreath’s career was consistency and bringing programs along, and that included returning the Vols to prominence in 1985 before entering the pros. In nine years at the NFL level, he appeared in 141 games and started in 131 of them.

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