Robert Halperin
| Robert Sherman Halperin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 26, 1908 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Died | May 8, 1985 (aged 77) Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
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| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Nicknamed "Bob", and "Buck" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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University of Notre Dame and University of Wisconsin |
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| Spouse(s) | Margaret | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 sons | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Men's sailing | ||
Representing the  United States
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1960 Rome | Star |
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1963 Sao Paulo | Star |
Robert Sherman "Bob" Halperin (January 26, 1908 – May 8, 1985), 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.
Halperin was born in Chicago, Illinois, and was Jewish. His father, Aaron, immigrated to the United States from Kiev in the 1890s, and died in 1964. His mother, Julia, died in 1976.
He and his wife Margaret Stralka raised three sons, Thomas, Patrick and Daniel, the latter was Robert's biological son. He lived in the Near North Side of Chicago, and Palm Springs, California.
In high school, he played football for Oak Park High School. He was also captain of the football team.
In college, Halperin first played football for Notre Dame, at quarterback under Coach Knute Rockne. He then played football for the University of Wisconsin, from which he graduated in 1932.
After graduating college, in 1932 he played professional football at quarterback for the Brooklyn Dodgers team in the National Football League, under coach Benny Friedman. He later coached football at St. Patrick High School.
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