Bob Ufer

January 10, 2024
Sportscaster

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Bob Ufer
Full Name Bob Ufer
Occupation Sportscaster
Date Of Birth Apr 1, 1920(1920-04-01)
Age 104
Date Of Death 1981-10-26
Birthplace Cleveland
Country United States
Birth City Ohio
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Bob Ufer Biography

Name Bob Ufer
Birthday Apr 1
Birth Year 1920
Place Of Birth Cleveland
Home Town Ohio
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Aries

Bob Ufer is one of the most popular and richest Sportscaster who was born on April 1, 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Michigan legend that is best known for the head of the broadcasting team for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1945 until 1981. He was admitted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in the inaugural year.

He as well as U.S. President He and U.S. President Gerald Ford were inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor the same year. were both inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in the same year.

Bob Ufer Jr., his son Bob Ufer Jr., was the director for the International Hockey League.

Bob Ufer Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Sportscaster
House Living in own house.

Bob Ufer is one of the richest Sportscaster from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bob Ufer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a top athlete in track and field at Michigan’s University of Michigan.

He took home his Big Ten Conference Championship in the indoor 440-yard sprint three times. He also set a new world record in the same event.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Bob Ufer Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Bob Ranked on the list of most popular Sportscaster. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Bob Ufer celebrates birthday on April 1 of every year.

Top Facts about Bob Ufer

1. Robert Pormann Ufer was born on April 1, 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio.
2. He grew up in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania and attended Mercersburg Academy and the University of Michigan.
3. Robert Ufer was an athlete who set the world indoor record of 48.1 seconds in the 440-yard (quarter-mile) run and was selected as an All-American in

  1. 4. He was the lead broadcaster for the Michigan Wolverines Football team for 36 years from 1945 to 1981.
    5. He was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in

  2. 6. He was part of the 440-yard relay team that broke the world scholastic record with a time of 42.2 seconds at Mercersburg Academy.
    7. Ufer was a three-time Big Ten Conference champion in the indoor 440-yard dash at the University of Michigan.
    8. He graduated with an A.B. in history in 1943.
    9. He had a trademark of pronouncing Michigan as “Meee-chigan”.
    10. He founded his own life insurance comapany, Ufer & Co. Insurance, in

  3. 11. Ufer called Wolverines football on Ann Arbor radio station WPAG from 1945 to 1976 and on Detroit’s WJR from 1977 to 1981.
    12. He died after a 3-year battle with cancer and was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Ann Arbor.
    13. His son, also named Bob Ufer, was commissioner of the International Hockey League from 1994 to 1998.
    14. His offices of Ufer & Co. Insurance were moved to a building renamed “The Ufer Building” in 2009.
    15. He was survived by his wife Phyllis and seven children when he passed away.

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