William Arthur Humber CM (born September 9, 1949 in Toronto, Ontario)[1] is a Canadian sports historian, author, journalist, environmentalist, and educator.[2]
William Humber | |
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Born | Toronto, Ontario | September 9, 1949
Occupation | Author, historian, educator |
Language | English |
Alma mater | University of Toronto, York University |
Genres | Sports, history, environment |
Subjects | Baseball, soccer, environment, history |
Baseball career | |
Member of the Canadian | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 2018 |
Humber was born in Toronto, Ontario. He earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Toronto in 1972, and a master's degree in environmental studies from York University in 1975.[2] Humber began working at Seneca College in 1977, where he served as a department chair, and the director of Eco-Seneca Initiatives, the college's department devoted to environmental educational initiatives.[3] He retired in December 2018.
Humber is the author of 13 books on baseball, sports, the environment, and his hometown of Bowmanville, Ontario.[3]
Humber currently serves as a selector for the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, and was a selector for Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and the Clarington Sports Hall of Fame.[3] In 1989, he was a subject specialist at the Royal Ontario Museum for an exhibit on baseball.[3] Humber was inducted in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame on June 16, 2018.[1][4] He was appointed a member of the Order of Canada in 2021.[5]