Age, Biography and Wiki
Bob Ufer (Robert Pormann Ufer) was born on 1 April, 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., is an American track and field athlete and radio broadcaster. Discover Bob Ufer's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 61 years old?
| Popular As |
Robert Pormann Ufer |
| Occupation |
Broadcaster |
| Age |
61 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
| Born |
1 April, 1920 |
| Birthday |
1 April |
| Birthplace |
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Date of death |
26 October, 1981 |
| Died Place |
Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Bob Ufer Height, Weight & Measurements
At 61 years old, Bob Ufer height not available right now. We will update Bob Ufer's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Bob Ufer Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Bob Ufer worth at the age of 61 years old? Bob Ufer’s income source is mostly from being a successful athlete. He is from United States. We have estimated Bob Ufer's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
athlete |
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Timeline
Robert Pormann Ufer ( ; April 1, 1920 – October 26, 1981) was an American track and field athlete and radio broadcaster.
Ufer also played halfback on the Michigan freshman reserve football squad in 1939.
At the Big Ten Conference track meet in 1942, he set a new world indoor record of 48.1 seconds in the 440-yard dash, breaking the old record of 48.2.
He was a three-time Big Ten Conference champion in the indoor 440-yard dash.
As an athlete, he set the world indoor record of 48.1 seconds in the indoor 440-yard (quarter-mile) run and was selected as an All-American in 1943.
He graduated with an A.B. in history in 1943.
As a broadcaster, he served as the lead broadcaster for the Michigan Wolverines football team for 36 years, starting in 1945.
Ufer called Wolverines football on Ann Arbor radio station WPAG from 1945 to 1976 and on Detroit's WJR from 1977 to 1981.
He is remembered for his exuberant, partisan broadcasting style, openly rooting for Michigan.
Ufer's trademarks included pronouncing "Michigan" as "Meee-chigan," in the style of Fielding Yost, and honking a horn that had been used on General George Patton's jeep after every Michigan score.
Outside of broadcasting, Ufer was a life insurance salesman who founded his own company, Ufer & Co. Insurance, in 1947.
Ufer was born in Cleveland, Ohio and grew up in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
His father Clarence was a lumber broker who had been on the track team during his time at the University of Michigan.
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.
This feat earned Ufer and his relay teammates—Jack Watt, Austin Kellam, and Paxson "Pax" Gifford—a place on the Penn Relays Wall of Fame.
At the University of Michigan, Ufer set eight freshman school records in track.
On October 26, 1981, nine days after his last broadcast, Ufer died at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit after a three-year battle with cancer.
He was survived by his wife Phyllis and seven children.
Ufer's son, also named Bob Ufer, was the commissioner of the International Hockey League from 1994 to 1998.
Former Michigan defensive coordinator Jim Herrmann told The Michigan Daily in 1995, "Bob Ufer was Michigan football. That's what he lived and died for. I think he would have liked being described that way."
Ufer was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Ann Arbor.
The offices of Ufer & Co. Insurance, which had been sold by Ufer's sons in 2009 to Kapnick Insurance Group, were moved to a location adjacent to Briarwood Mall to a building renamed "The Ufer Building" in his honor.
