William Humber

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 is currently the director of Eco-Seneca Initiatives, the college's department devoted to environmental educational initiatives.[3]

Humber is the author of 12 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] It was announced on February 1, 2018 that Humber will be inducted in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in June 2018.[1][4]

• Cheering for the Home Team: The Story of Baseball in Canada, Boston Mills Press (Erin, Ontario), 1983.
• Freewheeling: The Story of Bicycling in Canada, Boston Mills Press, 1986.
• (With Doris Falls) The History of Central Public School in Bowmanville, Josten's (Topeka, KS), 1989.
• Let's Play Ball: Inside the Perfect Game, Lester and Orpen, 1989.
• The Baseball Book and Trophy, Somerville House, 1993.
• The Kids' Soccer Book and Medallion, Somerville House, 1994.
• Diamonds of the North: A Concise History of Baseball in Canada, Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 1995.
• (With John St. James) All I Thought about Was Baseball: Essays on a Canadian Pastime, University of Toronto Press (Toronto), 1996.
• Bowmanville: A Small Town at the Edge, Natural Heritage, 1997.
• A Sporting Chance, Dundurn Press, 2004.
• (With Darryl Humber) Let it Snow: Keeping Canada's Winter Sports Alive, Dundurn Press, 2009.
• (With Velma Grover and Gail Krantzberg) The Regeneration Imperative: Revitalization of Built and Natural Assets, CRC Press, 2016.