Robert Dean (handballer)

Robert Klein Dean (born June 10, 1955) is an American former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He played college football at Northwestern.

Robert Dean
Personal information
Full name Robert Klein Dean
Born (1955-06-10) June 10, 1955
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nationality  United States
National team
Years Team
197?
 United States

Basketball career
Career information
High schoolWhitefish Bay (WI)
CollegeNorthwestern (1973-74)
Career highlights and awards
College football career
Northwestern Wildcats
PositionDefensive back
Classgraduate
MajorIndustrial Engineering
Career history
CollegeNorthwestern (1974 - 1976)
High schoolWhitefish Bay (WI)
Personal information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight194 lb (88 kg)

Family

He has an identical twin brother named Randy Dean. They played all three sports at all levels together except that Randy played football at a professional level.

Basketball

He played basketball at the Whitefish Bay High School.[1] At the season 1973-74 he played 26 games for the Northwestern University.[2]

Football

He played football for the Whitefish Bay High School. He played from the season 1974 until 1976 for the Northwestern University.[1]

Handball

In 1976 he became third at the USA Team Handball Nationals with the Northwest Suburban YMCA.[3]

In 1976, he and his brother were part of the American team which finished tenth in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches and scored 11 goals. [1]

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See also

References

  1. "Whitefish Bay High School Athletic Hall of Fame" (PDF). Whitefish Bay High School. 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  2. "1973-74 Northwestern Basketball Statistics" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  3. "Dean twins win berths in Olympics". Chicago Tribune. 14 May 1976. p. 51. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.


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