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Inductee
BERGERON, BOB
BERGERON, BOB
Born on November 7, 1961
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Inducted On
July 15, 2024
Location Inducted
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Region Number
3
Fort Wayne Snider
Player
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers
1980
Bob Bergeron was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he grew up on the playgrounds around his neighborhood playing a variety of sports. Bergeron would go on to attend Bishop Luers High School. After a hand injury, he began practicing kicking. He would go on to become an All-City Kicker.
University of Michigan
B.S. in Education
1985
Bob walked on at the University of Michigan under legendary Coach Bo Schembechler. While at Michigan, Bob would go on to set and hold (for 30+ years) multiple kicking records, where he also earned All-Big 10, and 2nd team All-American honors.
Bob is retired from education and resides in Fort Wayne with his wife, Lisa. The Bergeron's have 2 children: as son Robby and a daughter Lisa.
Bergeron spent 6 weeks at Dallas Cowboys Training Camp before pursuing a career in coaching and teaching. After stops at Indianapolis Washington and Riverton Parke, Bob moved back to Fort Wayne and began a 25-year career as a math teacher and assistant coach for the perennial champion Snider Panthers. While back in Fort Wayne, Bob also put on multiple kicking camps for youth in the area, providing a much-needed service at a time when kicking camps where hard to find in region 3.