Albion College

Bruce competed for Albion in track & field for three seasons (1956-58) before transferring to the University of Michigan where he earned a degree in electrical engineering.

In competition before all-MIAA awards were conferred, Bruce shared two MIAA pole vault titles (with teammate Roger Landrum at 11’ 4” in 1956 and Olivet’s Jim Sturdevant at 11’ 10” in 1957) before setting the league record by clearing 13’ ¾” in 1958.

“Two coaches, Elkin R. Isaac and J.W. Polk were an inspiration to me,” Bruce wrote. “They taught us all that the team succeeds in doing its best when each of us works hard to do his best. It turned out to be so important in our working lives.”