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husband, Jim,
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shows off his silver
medal in the breast
stroke at the National
Senior Games.
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Minneapolis after being timed
Namesake
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in this column July 9. Did you know there
was a Major League
player named Max
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baseball star Max Rosenfeld was
Rosenfeld?
He
was an
outfielder for the
Brooklyn
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at 1:23.12 at state. He swam :37.21 in the
1931-1933, hitting .298
with two home runs and seven RBIs in
50 breaststroke in
42 games.
Minneapolis after he
went :37.49 at state.
David Rosenfeld, the Bloomfield Hills
"The guy who finished first in the 100
breast at nationals (Patrick Strother of
Max's father, said he came across the
information about the Brooklyn Max
Minnesota) is about
when he did a
10 inches to
a
foot
taller than me, so I was very satisfied
with a silver medal:' said Berk, who is
name
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His journey to Minneapolis began last
summer at the
Michigan Senior Olympics
at Oakland University. Berk qualified for
the National Senior Games by winning
gold medals and state championships in
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the world for seniors.
for a top-eight finish.
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competing in a sport. It can be simply
walking or moving around:'
the men's ages
swimming
60-64 division earlier this month at the
event in
in the event, but he earned
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life:' he said. "It doesn't have to' be
in
stroke
Minneapolis.
placed sixth in the 50 breast
stroke at the University of Minnesota
Aquatic Center. He didn't win a medal
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always saying that with practice
diligence, you can achieve so much
ond-place finish in the 100-yard breast
Berk also
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But Berk transitioned to
the
years:'
cable television show that focuses
the Detroit
on
strategy and workouts:' Berk said. "It was
great working with him again after 43
sports broadcasts on WWJ Newsradio
with
communicated online and
phone.
the radio. His efforts continue to this
& aftercare needs.
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During a sports media
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to
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Berk reached into his past for help
in his
quest for medals at the National
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