# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-halperin
# Generated: 2026-08-12T19:16:25.884Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/robert-halperin"
name: "Robert Halperin"
slug: "robert-halperin"
description: "Robert Sherman \"Bob\" Halperin, nicknamed \"Buck\", was an American business executive, decorated WWII naval officer and Star class yacht racer, who became an Olympic bronze medalist and Pan American Games gold medalist in the sport in the 1960s. He is best known professionally as co-founder of Lands' End, and chairman of Chicago's Commercial Light Company, founded by his father. He had formerly been a college and National Football League (NFL) football quarterback for the Brooklyn Dodgers. As a Naval officer and beach reconnaissance scout who observed, maintained, and guided critical beach landings throughout WWII, he became one of Chicago's most-decorated veterans."
tagline: "Sailor and football player (1908-1985)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2d/HalperinRobertOlympics.JPG"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1908-01-26"
deathDate: "1985-05-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.144349333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Robert Halperin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "روبرت هالبرين"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "روبرت هالبرين"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Halperin"
    title: "Robert Halperin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Halperin"
    title: "Robert Halperin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Halperin"
    title: "Robert Halperin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%BE%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86"
    title: "رابرت هالپرین"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Halperin"
    title: "Robert Halperin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "רוברט הלפרין"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump