WHEELING — Joey Galloway comes back home to the Ohio Valley pretty often. His father and two of his brothers still live in the area. Nonetheless, Wednesday made for a very special homecoming for the former Bellaire, Ohio State and NFL wide receiver.

Galloway, now a college football analyst for ESPN, was the guest speaker for Wednesday’s 2025 YMCA Light of the Valley luncheon where legendary Bellaire basketball coach Gene Ammirante was given the Dr. Lee Jones Patron of Youth Award. It was an occasion that Galloway, a former player of Ammirante’s, knew he had to be there for.

“This whole event was special,” Galloway said after the event concluded inside the Wheeling Park White Palace. “When they asked me to come talk about ‘Coach A,’ I jumped at the opportunity. It gives me a chance to say

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