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Rubbing Elbows

Sports stars to shine at
Greenberg Invitational.

T

he Michigan Jewish Sports
Foundation will honor Major
League Baseball Hall of Famer
Frank Robinson and Emmy Award-
winning NBC Sports interviewer/
essayist Jimmy Roberts at the 21st
annual Hank Greenberg Memorial
Golf Invitational on Monday, June
6, at Oakland Hills Country Club in
Bloomfield Township.
Master of ceremonies for the event
will be ESPN's Jeremy Schaap.
Proceeds from the
Greenberg Invitational
benefit prostate can-
cer charities and the
sports foundation/
Karmanos Cancer
Institute's Genetic
Counseling Assistance
Fund.
Jimmy
In addition to rub-
Roberts
bing elbows with
major sports person-
alities, participants
in the golf outing are
able to play on one
of America's most
famous golf courses.
Frank Robinson's
Hall of Fame career
Jeremy
included five pen-
Schaap
nants and two

World Series championships as
the 12-time All-Star outfielder/
first baseman for the Baltimore
Orioles and several other clubs. His
586 career home runs ranked him
fourth behind Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth
and Willie Mays when he retired. He
was enshrined in Cooperstown in his
first year of eligibility in 1982.
He is now senior adviser to baseball
commissioner Bud Selig. Robsinon
broke baseball's managerial color bar-
rier in 1975 before winning manager of
the year honors in both leagues.
Robinson served as a special assistant
to the commissioner, chief disciplinar-
ian and senior vice president of major
league operations before being named
to his current post in February. He for-
merly worked in the front office of the
Orioles.
Fellow Michigan Jewish Sports
Foundation (MJSF) honoree Jimmy
Roberts has received acclaim for his
"Olympic Moments" segments, and
serves as NBC Sports' interviewer and
essayist for golf and tennis coverage.
Roberts joined NBC Sports in May 2000
after a long career at ABC and ESPN.
In addition to the two honorees,
David Blatt, MJSF executive director,
noted, "We are very pleased that Steve
Greenberg, son of the legendary Hank

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Greenberg, and Jeremy Schaap, son of
author and sports media personality
Dick Schaap, will be on hand to honor
the courage and accomplishments of
their late fathers."
During the 20 previous years of the
Greenberg Invitational, the event has
raised more than $1 million for the fight
against cancer.
Attendees on June 6 will be able to
play golf on Oakland Hills' South or
North courses, enjoy lunch, dinner,
an open bar and silent auction, and
participate in a sports panel featuring
Robinson, Roberts and Schaap.

For information and
registration for the Greenberg
Invitational, go to www.
michiganjewishsports.org
or contact Blatt, dblatt@
michiganjewishsports.org or
(248) 592-9323. There will be
special pricing on the North
Course for young adults up
to 35 years old. Sponsorship
opportunities are also available.

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