Robert Halperin
Olympic athlete
1908 – 1985
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Who was Robert Halperin?
Robert Sherman "Bob" Halperin, nicknamed "Buck", was an American competitive Star class sailor, and Olympic bronze medalist and Pan American Games gold medalist.
He was also a college and NFL football quarterback, one of Chicago's most-decorated World War II heroes, co-founder of Lands' End, and Chairman of Commercial Light Company.
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- Born
- Jan 26, 1908
Chicago - Also known as
- Robert Sherman Halperin
- Education
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- University of Notre Dame
- Died
- May 8, 1985
Palm Springs
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on July 23, 2013
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