Background
Robert Bruce was born on November 17, 1930 in Tulare, California, United States. Son of Charlie Milford and Lillian (Harris) Mathias.
Robert Bruce was born on November 17, 1930 in Tulare, California, United States. Son of Charlie Milford and Lillian (Harris) Mathias.
Bachelor in Education, Stanford University, 1953.
Actor, Mathlon Prodns., Los Angeles, 1953-1954;
Actor, Batjac Prodns., Los Angeles, 1956-1958;
President, Bob Mathias Sierra Boys Camp, Fresno, California, 1962-1978;
Director, Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1977-1983;
Executive director, National Fitness Foundation, Los Angeles, 1983-1986;
President, American Sports Kids Association, Fresno, California, since 1984. Board directors NDL, Costa Mesa, California, Provident Mutual Funds, Wilmington, Delaware.
There is a large range of issues where Church should interact with politics in such areas as poverty and inequality, environmental issues, nuclear and chemical weapons and the harm caused by use of drugs and drinking.
God should be loved with hearts as well as with minds. To the best of their ability everyone needs to think things through in the light of reason. This means becoming aware of different points of view, and using his or her critical thinking to make sense of God's world.
Republican United States Congress, 1967-1975. Captain United States Marine Corps, 1954-1956. Member of the United States Decathlon Association (director) since 1986).
Robert married to Melba Wiser in 1953 (divorced 1976). Children: Romel, Megan, Marissa. Married Gwen Haven, December 31, 1977.