Fred Huber
{{short description|American ice hockey executive}}
Fred A. Huber Jr. was an American hockey executive who was publicity director of the Detroit Red Wings and one of the founders of the International Hockey League.
Early life
Huber graduated from the University of Michigan in 1934.{{cite journal |title=Deaths |journal=Michigan Alumus |date=Spring 1996 |page=47 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nQYoAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA8-PA47 |access-date=2 January 2024}} He was a writer for the school's student newspaper – The Michigan Daily.{{cite news |title=Editorial Staff |url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071755917/76 |access-date=2 January 2024 |work=The Michigan Daily |date=March 1, 1932}}
Hockey
Huber was publicity director for the Detroit Red Wings from 1941 to 1958.{{cite news |title=Press Agent Quits |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Eg0fAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA32 |access-date=2 January 2024 |work=The Pittsburgh Press |date=April 21, 1958}} He was also an analyst alongside Budd Lynch for Red Wings telecasts.{{cite news |title=Fred Huber to Talk About the Red Wings |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s0QiAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA44 |access-date=2 January 2024 |work=The Owosso Argus-Press |date=March 22, 1961}} In 1945, Huber helped Red Wings general manager Jack Adams organize the International Hockey League.{{cite news |title=IHL, a league born in the dark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PVg_AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA21 |access-date=2 January 2024 |work=The Windsor Star |date=December 5, 1985}} The IHL's Fred A. Huber Trophy was named in his honour. Huber also helped create the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association and was the organization's first president.https://www.maha.org/page/show/1204712-history Michigan Amateur Hockey Association history page
Later life
After leaving the Red Wings, Huber continued to work in public relations in the Detroit area. His wife, May Huber, was a member of the Wayne County board of supervisors.{{cite news |last1=Dunmore |first1=Albert J. |title=Community Concern Is Her Trademark |work=Michigan Chronicle |date=February 22, 1964}} He retired to Sun City, Arizona, where he died on November 26, 1995.{{cite news |last1=Prettyman |first1=Brett |title=That Shiny Grizz Dome Is Robert's |work=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=December 18, 1995}}
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