Background
Thomas E. Van Hyning was born on June 20, 1954 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States; the son of Sam J. Van Hyning, Jr. and Paula S. Van Hyning, both economists.
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University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
Thomas E. Van Hyning received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Georgia in 1977.
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Thomas E. Van Hyning received his Master of Science in Education from the Southern Illinois University in Carbondale in 1987.
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University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
Thomas E. Van Hyning received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Georgia in 1977.
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1263 Lincoln Dr, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
Thomas E. Van Hyning received his Master of Science in Education from the Southern Illinois University in Carbondale in 1987.
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Puerto Rico's Winter League
(Since its inception in 1938, the Liga de Beisbol Professi...)
Since its inception in 1938, the Liga de Beisbol Professional de Puerto Rico has launched the careers of numerous island players, including Ruben Gomez, Jerry Morales, Orlando Cepeda, Vic Power, Ruben Sierra and the greatest of all Puerto Rican stars, Roberto Clemente. For many "imports", the league has been a stepping stone to major league stardom. In its early years, many of the league's stars came from the Negro leagues: Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard, Monte Irvin and Roy Campanella were just a few of the African American stars who graced the Puerto Rican diamonds in the 1940s and early 1950s. The Santurce outfield of 1954 featured one of the finest outfields in baseball history: Clemente, Willie Mays, and Puerto Rican star Bob Thurman. Through the mid-1980s, many major league teams sent their up-and-coming stars to Puerto Rico for a final bit of seasoning-Johnny Bench, Rickey Henderson, Phil Niekro, Hank Aaron and Robin Yount were among them. They played for such future league big league managers as Frank Robinson, Jim Fregosi and Kevin Kennedy, while the balls and strikes were called by Nestor Chylak, Doug Harvey, Dale Ford and many other future major league umpires.
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The Santurce Crabbers
(The Santurce Crabbers from 1939 on: one of the most stori...)
The Santurce Crabbers from 1939 on: one of the most storied franchises in the Caribbean. Their first owner, Pedrin Zorrilla, was a visionary, with many Negro league and big league contacts. Zorrilla signed up such eventual Hall of Famers as Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige, Roy Campanella, Ray Dandridge and Leon Day during the team's first decade. Santurce was the most successful winter league team of the 1950s, with three Caribbean Series titles. Roberto Clemente, Ruben Gomez, Willie Mays, Willard Brown and Bob Thurman played for the Crabbers during those glory years. Tom Lasorda used to pitch for them. Santurce set up working agreements with the Giants, Orioles, Dodgers and Astros, among other teams. Earl Weaver and Frank Robinson were team managers and Hall of Famers Bob Gibson, Jim Palmer, Reggie Jackson and Robin Yount were early-career Crabbers. Orlando Cepeda and Tony (Tany) Perez played their entire winter league careers with Santurce. Lee Smith, the Major Leagues' all-time saves leader, pitched for them. Juan Gonzalez and Jose Cruz, Jr., are two of the teams Puerto Rican stars in the 1990s.
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1999
Thomas E. Van Hyning
Edit ProfileEducation
Thomas E. Van Hyning received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Georgia in 1977.
In 1983 he earned his Master of Business Administration from the International Institute of the Americas in San Juan. He then received his Master of Science in Education from the Southern Illinois University in Carbondale in 1987.
Career
Thomas E. Van Hyning was a researcher in Office of Leisure Research at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, from 1985 to 1988. He then became an assistant professor of travel and tourism, sports information director and assistant women’s softball coach at Keystone College, La Plume, Pennsylvania during 1988-1993.
Since 1994 he has been a research manager for Division of Tourism at Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development, Jackson.
Thomas E. Van Hyning was the U.S. correspondent for the Puerto Rico Professional Baseball Hall of Fame from 1991 to 1996.
He authored "Puerto Rico’s Winter League" and "The Santurce Crabbers". His articles have appeared in The National Pastime and Baseball Research Journal, including pieces on Rickey Henderson, Dennis Martínez, and the Santurce Cangrejeros. Van Hyning has been a contributor of about forty articles to magazines and newspapers, including National Pastime, Travel and Tourism Executive Report, Baseball Research Journal, Rotarian, Pennsylvania Business Journal, and Therapeutic Recreation Journal.
Thomas E. Van Hyning has written 10 SABR BioProject biographies, including Rubén Gómez, Joe Gibbon, Randy Ready, Pat Kelly, and Dick Hughes.
During his career, Thomas E. Van Hyning worked as an associate at Hennig Associates, a planner at San Juan Area Agency on Aging and a budget analyst and planner at Municipality of Carolina. He has also been an economist at the Municipal Services Administration, Hato Rey and a consultant to University of Scranton, Caribbean Hotel Association, and Health Management Associates.
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Puerto Rico's Winter League
(Since its inception in 1938, the Liga de Beisbol Professi...)
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The Santurce Crabbers
(The Santurce Crabbers from 1939 on: one of the most stori...)
1999
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Puerto Rico's Winter League
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Quotations: "My primary motivations are to make a contribution to society and bring out the best in my subjects. I am influenced by historic events in the Caribbean and by developments in tourism. I am inspired by my formative years in Puerto Rico, which helped to create my interest in tourism, winter baseball, and military history."
Membership
Thomas E. Van Hyning was a member of board of directors of Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau during 1992-1993. He has also been a member of Travel and Tourism Research Association.
