Steven Ungerleider (June 14, 1949 – March 18, 2023) was an American sports psychologist, author, and documentary film producer.[1]
Steven Ungerleider | |
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Born | June 14, 1949 |
Died | March 18, 2023 Healdsburg, California, U.S. | (aged 73)
Occupation | Sports psychologist |
Children | Shoshana R. Ungerleider Ariel Ungerleider Kelley |
Family | Samuel Gottesman (grandfather) |
Ungerleider was born to a Jewish family, the son of Joy (née Gottesman) and Samuel Ungerleider.[2][3] His grandfather was D. Samuel Gottesman. He was a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He held a PhD from the University of Oregon. As an undergraduate, he competed in gymnastics for the University of Texas.[4]
Ungerleider's first documentary film, Munich '72 and Beyond, was released in 2016.[5][6][7][8]
Ungerleider had two daughters: physician and film producer, Shoshana R. Ungerleider;[9] and attorney Ariel Ungerleider Kelley.
Ungerleider died in Healdsburg, California, on March 18, 2023, at the age of 73 from pancreatic cancer.[10]
My father (the author and sports psychologist Steven Ungerleider) started the Foundation for Global Sports Development, which focuses on supporting underserved youth.