Bob Bergeron

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]

Bob Bergeron
Personal information
Born: (1961-11-07) November 7, 1961
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school:Bishop Luers High School
College:Michigan
Position:Placekicker
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Big Ten, 1983

References
  1. "Michigan Football Roster Database". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  2. George Vecsey (October 24, 1983). "Bergeron's kicking is for nothing". The Spokesman-Review. p. 17.
  3. John Gugger (January 1, 1984). "Bergeron Antes $35,000 For Chance To Kick For UM". Toledo Blade.
  4. John Gugger (November 1, 1984). "Bergeron Successful But Has To Pay His Own Way". Toledo Blade. p. 43.
  5. "Bergeron shows brilliance both on and off the field". The Michigan Daily. September 19, 1984.
  6. Jimmy Smothers (January 1, 1984). "Bergeron's kicking edge for Wolverines". Gadsden Times. p. C1.
  7. "Bergeron almost missed opportunity to kick". The Tuscaloosa News. October 23, 1983. p. 8B.
  8. "Illini Puts 6 On All-Big Ten Team". Sarasota Herald-Tribune (AP story). December 1, 1983. p. 15B.
  9. "Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page". University of Michigan. Archived from the original on 2007-11-12.(Bergeron's statistics can be retrieved by typing "bergeron" into the space provided for the player's last name.)
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