1. Robert Pormann Ufer was an American track and field athlete and radio broadcaster.
13 Facts About Bob Ufer
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Bob Ufer was in the first group inducted in 1978 into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor along with Gerald Ford, Bill Freehan, Tom Harmon, Ron Kramer, Bennie Oosterbaan, and Cazzie Russell.
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Bob Ufer was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and grew up in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt.
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Bob Ufer's father Clarence was a lumber broker who had been on the track team during his time at the University of Michigan.
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Bob Ufer was a track star at Mercersburg Academy, competing under coach Jimmy Curran, and was part of the 440 yard relay team that broke the world scholastic record with a time of 42.2 seconds.
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At the University of Michigan, Bob Ufer set eight freshman school records in track.
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Bob Ufer was a three-time Big Ten Conference champion in the indoor 440-yard dash.
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Bob Ufer played halfback on the Michigan freshman reserve football squad in 1939.
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Bob Ufer called Wolverines football on Ann Arbor radio station WPAG from 1945 to 1976 and on Detroit's WJR from 1977 to 1981.
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Bob Ufer is remembered for his exuberant, partisan broadcasting style, openly rooting for Michigan.
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On October 26,1981, nine days after his last broadcast, Bob Ufer died at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit after a three-year battle with cancer.
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Bob Ufer was survived by his wife Phyllis and seven children.
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Ufer's son, named Bob Ufer, was the commissioner of the International Hockey League from 1994 to 1998.