Bob Bergeron
Personal information
Born: (1961-11-07) November 7, 1961 (age 62)
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

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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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