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caused his eyesight to fail during the first semester of his junior year in college, and then in
January 1961 his vision failed completely. The next month, a surgeon blinded Greenberg to save his eyes. With Art Garfunkel's encouragement and help, Greenberg returned to Columbia in September 1961, made
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Braille. Greenberg also plays basketball. He has written that although he cannot see, he can feel people moving in waves around him and orient himself
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toward the basket. For more than 50 years, Greenberg has also been collecting art that he cannot see, including pieces by
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Greenberg married Susan Roseno in August 1962, in
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distorting any sound. In 1966 Greenberg was named one of the ten "Outstanding Young Men" of
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administration. While serving as a Fellow, Greenberg formed a close friendship with
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