ONEONTA, N.Y. -- SUNY College at Oneonta History Professor William Simons will appear in a panel discussion on baseball great Hank Greenberg at a gathering celebrating the 75th anniversary of his rookie season on Hank Greenberg Day at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown on Sunday, June 29. The panel will be moderated by author/historian Marty Appel, a 1970 SUNY-Oneonta graduate who went on to become public-relations director and television producer for the New York Yankees and now owns Marty Appel Public Relations.
Also appearing on the panel will be Pulitzer Prize winner Ira Berkow, well-known for his "New York Times" columns and co-author of Greenberg's 1989 autobiography; Aviva Kempner, acclaimed filmmaker who produced and directed The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg; Alva Greenberg, the daughter of Hank Greenberg; and Dr. Martin Abramowitz, founder and President of the organization presenting the event, Jewish Major Leaguers, Inc., and a leading historian on Jews in baseball history. Jeff Idelson, President of the Baseball Hall of Fame, will offer the welcoming remarks.
A member of the SUNY-Oneonta faculty since 1977, Dr. Simons received the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2002. He serves as director of the Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture and has edited several volumes of collected presentations from the symposia. A recipient of the 1992 Meckler Award for baseball writing and research, he has written extensively on baseball, sports history, and sports as a reflection of society.
More information on Hank Greenberg Day is available from the National
Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum at www.baseballhall.org or (607) 547-7200.
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