University of Minnesota Athletics
"M" Club Hall of Fame
Jeff LaFleur
Men’s Gymnastics, 1973-76
HOF Class of 1997
Jeff LaFleur was inducted into the M Club Hall of Fame, alongside his younger brother Tim, following a standout career at Minnesota.
He was the Big Ten champion on the parallel bars and was awarded the Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1976. His brother also won the award in 1978.
Jeff was a two-time All-American, including a fifth-place showing at the 1976 NCAA Championships. He would later compete in the U.S. Olympic Trials and medaled at the 1979 Pan Am Games.
The LaFleurs would go on to start a successful gymnastics school in Florida.