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BEHR, '20S BADGERS STAR, DIES AT 96.(METRO)(Obituary)
The Capital Times (Madison, WI)
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September 1, 2006|
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Byline: Bill Novak The Capital Times
Dr. Samuel Behr, one of the most heralded athletes in the late 1920s at the University of Wisconsin, died Wednesday at his home in Rockford, Ill.
He was 96.
Behr was the quarterback for the Badgers in 1928-30 and was also a three-time All-American track and field athlete in the shot put, setting distance marks in the event both indoors and outdoors.
After his distinguished athletic career, Behr went to the UW Medical School, completed his medical training in orthopedics in Chicago and set up his ...
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