Nichols College Athletics

Steve Gallo was one of the best quarterbacks in Nichols College history and set the tone for the future of Nichols' many talented quarterbacks. A four-year letterwinner and All-NEFC honoree, Steve finished his career with a 51.4 career completion percentage, throwing for 2,329 yards. He was named the Major Charles M. Hopkins Award for Study, Sports and Spirit in his senior year and was honored by the NEFC as the Hal Chalmers Senior Scholar Athlete Award recipient at the conclusion of the 1988 football season.
Steve once owned the season and career touchdown pass records, throwing 13 touchdowns in his junior year and 26 in his career. Steve also owned the season pass completion record with 101, attained in 1987, and his career pass completion percentage also stood as a record for some time. 

A College Football Preseason All-American in his senior season of 1988, Steve captained the Bison to a 6-3 record, their best finish in five seasons. Steve was the team's most valuable player in his junior year when he threw for 13 touchdowns, completing 101 of 192 attempts for 1,176 yards. He was named the NEFC Player of the Week and to the ECAC New England Weekly Honor Roll during the season. At the end of the season, the NEFC named Gallo to the All-Conference Honorable Mention squad. Steve had six receptions for 47 yards as a freshman in 1987 before transitioning to quarterback. He threw for a pair of touchdowns as a sophomore, completing 56 passes for 73 yards.

Steve graduated with a degree in management in 1989.