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American football player (born 1961) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Damian Bergeron (born November 7, 1961) is a former American football placekicker. He grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and attended Bishop Luers High School.[1] He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1980 to 1984.[1] He was a non-scholarship player who made the Michigan Wolverines football team as a walk-on.[2][3][4] From 1980 to 1982, Bergeron saw limited playing time as a backup to Ali Haji-Sheikh.[5] As a junior in 1983, he successfully converted 31 of 34 extra point conversions and 15 of 17 field goal attempts,[5][6] including a game-winning 45-yard field goal with eight seconds remaining against Iowa.[7] He was selected by the Associated Press as the first-team placekicker on the 1983 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[8] As a senior in 1984, he was successful on 13 of 16 field goal attempts, including four of five attempts against Illinois.[9]
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Born: | November 7, 1961 |
Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight: | 160 lb (73 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Bishop Luers |
College: | Michigan |
Position: | Placekicker |
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