Dick Rifenburg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dick Rifenburg

All-American end, NFL wide receiver, sports broadcaster

Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1926

Place of Birth: Petoskey, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 05-Dec-1994

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Richard Gale "Dick" Rifenburg (August 21, 1926 – December 5, 1994) was an American football player and a pioneering television broadcaster for the forerunner to WIVB-TV in Buffalo.
He played college football for the University of Michigan Wolverines in 1944 and from 1946 to 1948.
He was a consensus selection at end on the 1948 College Football All-America Team.
Rifenburg played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions for one season in 1950.
After retiring from football he settled in Buffalo and became a sports broadcaster.
He worked as a color commentator and as a play-by-play announcer for the Buffalo Bulls.
He hosted various television and radio sports shows and was eventually inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasters Hall of Fame. In college, he led the Big Ten Conference in single season receptions during his senior year and set Michigan Wolverines receptions records for both career touchdown and single-season touchdowns.
He had also been a Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) state champion in both basketball and track and field.
His college career was interrupted by World War II service, and his high school career was also affected by the war due to the MHSAA's cancellation of state championships in all sports in 1943.