What is Bob Simon?
{{Infobox person | image = | name = Bob Simon | birth_date = {{birth date|1941|05|29}} | birth_place = [[The Bronx]], [[New York City]], [[United States|U.S.A.]] | death_date = {{nowrap|{{death date and age|2015|2|11|1941|5|29}} }} | death_place = [[New York City]], U.S.A | death_cause = [[Traffic collision|Car crash]] | credits = ''[[60 Minutes]]'' (1996–2015) | years_active = 1969–2015 | occupation = News reporter }} '''Bob Simon''' (May 29, 1941 – February 11, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] television journalist. He was an award winning [[CBS News]] television correspondent. He was known for his appearances in ''[[60 Minutes]]''. On February 11, 2015, Simon was killed in a car crash. He was a passenger in a livery cab that collided with another car and then crashed into a middle barrier of the [[West Side Highway]] in [[Manhattan]]. Simon went into [[cardiac arrest]] and was taken to St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, where he died.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://deadline.com/2015/02/bob-simon-dead-car-crash-60-minutes-cbs-news%E2%80%8B-1201371885/|title=60 Minutes’ Bob Simon Dies In Car Crash}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/02/11/bob-simon-60-minutes-correspondent-and-cbs-news-veteran-dies-in-west-side-highway-crash/|title=Bob Simon, ’60 Minutes’ Correspondent And CBS News Veteran, Dies In West Side Highway Crash}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|0800082}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Simon, Bob}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:American war correspondents]] [[Category:American television news anchors]] [[Category:People from the Bronx]] [[Category:Road accident deaths in New York (state)]] [[Category:Television personalities from New York City]] [[Category:Writers from New York City]] {{us-bio-stub}}