ZAFER ROBACK I Real Estate Professional, Judo Expert The Real Estate Office Knoxville, TN https://youtu.be/qCpvt7KmOsw Zafer Roback joined the Army Intelligence School through the U.S. Army shortly after graduating from high school. Properly joining the military in 1959, he was assigned to South Korea, where he learned judo, jujitsu and weightlifting. As his interest in the field progressed, he soon relocated to Tokyo and Okinawa, Japan, until being assigned to Camp Kilmer in New Jersey. Departing from the military in 1962, he was granted several scholarships for judo and attended the University of the Cumberlands, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in physical sciences in 1965. Shortly thereafter, he completed postgraduate coursework at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where he also taught judo and karate for 11 years. Mr. Roback was coined “The Father of Judo” by his alma mater. Over the course of his fulfilling career, he has been an eight-time participant in the Senior Olympics and has accrued more than 50 medals. He recently participated in 20 different events for the Senior Olympics in 2021. For his achievements, he was the winner of the World University Games and Pan American Games, in addition to placing third in the New Year Judo Competition. Mr. Roback was inducted into the University of the Cumberlands Hall of Fame in 2004 and, in 2014, earned a Certificate of Appreciation from the Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Atlanta. Outside of his athleticism, Mr. Roback has accrued a wealth of success as a real estate professional. To wit, he has excelled as a realtor for The Real Estate Office in Knoxville and Morristown, Tennessee, since 2014. He previously served as a realtor for Heath Shuler Realty in the early 1990s. He originally ventured to enter the real estate industry, particularly the motel business, decades ago, and he is proud of the opportunities the profession has afforded him to help others. In light of his accomplishments, Mr. Roback has been renowned in the business as “The Motel Man.” In the coming years, he intends to write a book on physical conditioning. How have you navigated disruptions in your industry to remain a top professional? The financing industry has become more stabilized since appraisers cannot appraise a $100,000 house I am a fanatic for physical fitness. I also love real estate — it’s competitive but also a lot of fun, and it lets you meet a lot of good people.
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