Victor Lee "Vic" Auer (March 24, 1937 – May 3, 2011)Victor Auer's obituary
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event at the

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in Munich. He was born in

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. Auer's career was as a television scriptwriter.

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* 1937 births 2011 deaths Sportspeople from Santa Ana, California American male sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Olympic silver medalists for the United States in shooting Shooters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in shooting Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Shooters at the 1971 Pan American Games Shooters at the 1975 Pan American Games {{US-sportshooting-Olympic-medalist-stub