Background
III, William Hamilton Plummer, was born on September 3, 1944 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of William Hamilton and Anne Dorothy (Stolar) Plummer.
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William Hamilton Plummer, III
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William Hamilton Plummer, III, museum director, editor. Member Steering committee Sooner State Games, Oklahoma City, 1984. Sergeant United States Air Force, 1964-1968. Member Indiana University Alumni Association, Cosida, Olympic Public Relations Association, Oklahoma City Softball Association (secretary, 1998), Sigma Delta Chi.
Education
Student, University Maine, 1965. Bachelor of Science, Indiana University, 1973. Postgraduate, University Oklahoma, 1984.
Career
Scholastic sports writer Syracuse Herald-Journal, 1968-1969, sports writer, summers 1968-1973, Riverside (California) Press-Enterprise, 1973-1974, Syracuse Herald-Journal, 1975-1979. Director public relations, media Amateur Softball Association, Oklahoma City, 1979—1996, manager National Softball Hall of Fame, since 1996, historian, trade show manager. Press officer United States Olympic Committee, Colorado Springs, Colorado and Houston, 1979-1986, Syracuse and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1981-1987, Baton Rouge, 1985-1991, Colorado Springs, 1983-1990, Minneapolis/St. Paul, 1990 and Louisiana, 1991, San Antonio, Texas, 1993, St. Louis, 1994, Denver, 1995, (Pan Am Games) Indianapolis, 1982, 87, Parana, Argentina, 1995.
Softball information manager for 1996 Olympic Games. Press officer for 1987 and 1995 Pam American Games, and for United States Olympic Festivals 1979, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, and 95. Press officer for Texas State University Games, 1989.
Stringer for Associated Press, National Collegiate Athletic Association College World Series, 1991-1996, 97-98, 2000-2007. Umpire 2 American Softball Association Regionals, selected for 1995 American Softball Association 16-under Girls' Slow Pitch National Championship. Voting member James E. Sullivan award, Dial award.
Secretary Indo Soviet Friendship Press Commission, 1987. Member Olympic Results Information Services Working Grp. for softball, 2000 Olympic Games.
Achievements
Membership
Member Steering committee Sooner State Games, Oklahoma City, 1984. Sergeant United States Air Force, 1964-1968. Member Indiana University Alumni Association, Cosida, Olympic Public Relations Association, Oklahoma City Softball Association (secretary, 1998), Sigma Delta Chi.
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Married Nancy Lynn Hendrickson, September 21, 1991. Stepchildren: Kyla Gandall, Melissa Gandall.
Awards
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Recipient Certified of Merit Civil Air Patrol, 1966, Outstanding Softball Coverage, Softball Writers and Broadcasters Association, 1970, 71, 75, Southern California Wrestling Association, 1974, Certified Appreciation, Pan American Games, 1987, 95, National Collegiate Athletic Association Women's College Softball World Series, 1988, 89, 90, Atlanta Organizing Committee, 1996, SODA President's award, 1995, Outstanding Publication award Oklahoma Museum Association, 2006. Named Outstanding Sports Reporter, United States Air Force, 1968, Softball Writer for Atlantic Coast, Amateur Softball Association, 1971, Softball Writer of Year, Softball Insight Magazine, 1983, Outstanding Umpire, Oklahoma City Metro Amateur Softball Association, 1996. Ernie Pyle scholar Indiana University, 1971. Named to Indiana Amateur Softball Association Hall of Fame (honorary), 1998, National Softball Hall of Fame, 1999, New York State Amateur Softball Association Hall of Fame, 2003.Recipient Certified of Merit Civil Air Patrol, 1966, Outstanding Softball Coverage, Softball Writers and Broadcasters Association, 1970, 71, 75, Southern California Wrestling Association, 1974, Certified Appreciation, Pan American Games, 1987, 95, National Collegiate Athletic Association Women's College Softball World Series, 1988, 89, 90, Atlanta Organizing Committee, 1996, SODA President's award, 1995, Outstanding Publication award Oklahoma Museum Association, 2006. Named Outstanding Sports Reporter, United States Air Force, 1968, Softball Writer for Atlantic Coast, Amateur Softball Association, 1971, Softball Writer of Year, Softball Insight Magazine, 1983, Outstanding Umpire, Oklahoma City Metro Amateur Softball Association, 1996. Ernie Pyle scholar Indiana University, 1971.
Named to Indiana Amateur Softball Association Hall of Fame (honorary), 1998, National Softball Hall of Fame, 1999, New York State Amateur Softball Association Hall of Fame, 2003.