Robert Klein Dean (June 10, 1955 – April 19, 2023) was an American handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He played college football at Northwestern.
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| Full name | Robert Klein Dean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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June 10, 1955 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April 19, 2023 (aged 67) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basketball edit
Dean played basketball at the Whitefish Bay High School.[1] At the season 1973-74 he played 26 games for the Northwestern University.[2]
Football edit
Dean played football for the Whitefish Bay High School. He played from the season 1974 until 1976 for the Northwestern University.[1]
Handball edit
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]
Personal life edit
Robert Dean was the identical twin brother of Randy Dean. They played all three sports at all levels together except that Randy played football at a professional level.
Dean died in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 19, 2023, at the age of 67.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "1973-74 Northwestern Basketball Statistics" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Robert Dean". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
External links edit
- Robert Dean on LinkedIn
- Robert Dean at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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