North Carolina State University Athletics
Galbraith Named Offensive Coordinator
2/23/2001 12:00:00 AM | Football
RALEIGH, NC -- NC State head football coach Chuck Amato has announced
that Marty Galbraith, who has served as the Pack's offensive line coach
for the past year, has been named offensive coordinator. Galbraith will
take over the position vacated by Norm Chow, who took a similar position
at Southern Cal. Galbraith will continue to coach the offensive line in
addition to the coordinator's duties."Marty is an outstanding coach who will do a great job as our offensive coordinator," said Amato. "He has worked under some of the best offensive minds in the country: Steve Spurrier, John Mackovic, Paul Hackett, Bill Dooley. His wide variety of coaching experiences at every level have already been a great benefit to us at NC State.
"Marty helped lead Marshall to two outstanding seasons with quarterback Chad Pennington and was a key to our offensive success last season. He is a very intelligent coach and because he has already been such a vital part of our offense, the transition should be an easy one."
Under Galbraith's direction, the Wolfpack offensive line blocked for the ACC's second-highest passing attack in 2000, as the Wolfpack tallied over 290 yards per game in the air. The squad also set school records for touchdown passes (28), completions (242) and attempts (455).
Galbraith joined the Wolfpack staff in February of 2000 after a two-year stint at Marshall University, where he coached the offensive line, and served as offensive coordinator and assistant head coach. The Thundering Herd offense ranked seventh in the IA ranks in 1999, gaining an average of 465.33 yards per contest. Marshall also posted the nation's seventh-best passing numbers, with 325.1 yards per game. Three linemen under Galbraith's direction earned four All-Mid-American Conference honors in his two years with the program, while quarterback Chad Pennington was a finalist for the 1999 Heisman Trophy.
A native of Joplin, Mo., Galbraith has coaching experience on the high school, collegiate and professional level. He was the head coach at Lassiter (Ga.) High School from 1995-97, was the secondary coach at Pope (Ga.) High School in 1994 and coached the offensive line at Memorial High School (Mo.) from 1974-76.
In addition to his time at Marshall, Galbraith's collegiate coaching experience includes: tight ends/special teams coach at Georgia Tech (1992-93), tight ends/special teams coach at Pittsburgh (1991), offensive coordinator/offensive line coach at Wake Forest (1989-90), offensive line coach at LSU (1987-88), offensive line/secondary coach at Wake Forest (1978-82), and defensive coordinator/secondary coach at Northwest Missouri State (1973).
On the professional level, Galbraith coached the offensive line for the Arizona Outlaws (1986), Kansas City Chiefs (1985) and Tampa Bay Bandits (1983-84).
The 51-year-old Galbraith graduated from Joplin High School in 1968, where he was an all-state performer in football and basketball. He earned his bachelor's degree in education from Missouri Southern in 1972 and received his master's of education from Northwest Missouri State.
Galbraith played defensive back for Missouri Southern, earning all-district honors. He captained the 1972 NAIA National Championship team and was inducted into the Missouri Southern Hall of Fame in 1993.
Galbraith has two children: Amy (12) and Stephen (21). Stephen plays quarterback at Marshall.
