Ufer Building" in his honor. On October 26, 1981, nine days after his last broadcast, Ufer died at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit after a three-year battle with cancer. He was survived by his wife Phyllis and seven children. Former Michigan defensive coordinator Jim Herrmann told The Michigan Daily in 1995, "Bob Ufer was Michigan football. That's what he lived and died for. I think he would have liked being described that way." Ufer was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Ann Arbor. Ufer's son, also named Bob Ufer, was the commissioner of the International Hockey League from 1994 to 1998. References External links Bob Ufer Foundation Bob Ufer at Bentley Historical Library 1920 births 1981 deaths American radio sports announcers College football announcers Michigan Wolverines football announcers Michigan Wolverines men's track and field athletes Sportspeople from Ann Arbor, Michigan Sportspeople from Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania Track and field athletes from Cleveland