Roll Call Tribute

George R. Colfer 

July 4, 1937 - April 3, 2022 

George R. Colfer passed peacefully at home in Sierra Vista, Arizona. George was the founding faculty and long-time coordinator of the Physical Education and Health Program, and later the Kinesiology and Health Program at UTSA.  

After an early stint of playing football in the Marine Corps and Canadian Football and coaching in the NFL (conditioning coach at the Buffalo Bills), George received his PhD from Texas A&M University and joined the UTSA faculty in 1978. George dedicated his career to establishing a first-class teacher preparation program for physical and health education in South Texas and was an outstanding teacher and mentor.  

George retired in 1998 and lived a physically active life. George is survived by his daughter Kathy, son Edward, and ex-wife Dotty.