Honors and Family
Dufek served as the director of the University of Michigan Alumni Association in the early 1970s.
In 2006, he was inducted in the University of Michigan Hall of Honor.
Two of Dufek's sons were All-American football players for the Michigan Wolverines: Bill and Don Dufek, Jr. - who was one of the original members of the Seattle Seahawks. Another son, Joe, played quarterback at Yale and with the Buffalo Bills and San Diego Chargers. Joe's son, Mike, who was an All-Big Ten performer played his senior season for the Michigan Wolverines baseball team in 2010.
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