Robert David Simon (May 29, 1941 – February 11, 2015) was an American television correspondent for CBS News. He covered crises, war, and unrest in 67 countries during his career. [1] Simon reported the withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam, the Israeli-Lebanese Conflict in 1982, and the student protests in China's Tiananmen Square in 1989

Feb 12, 2015 · NEW YORK --Bob Simon, the longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent and legendary CBS News foreign reporter died suddenly Wednesday night in a car accident in New York City.

Feb 12, 2015 · 60 Minutes correspondent Bob Simon, whose decades of foreign reporting for CBS News, especially from the Middle East, where he was captured and tortured by the Iraqi Army during the Persian Gulf...

Feb 12, 2015 · Bob Simon, the longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent and legendary CBS News foreign reporter died Feb. 11, 2015, in a car accident in New York City.

Feb 11, 2015 · “60 Minutes” correspondent Bob Simon, who covered both the Vietnam and Gulf Wars, died Wednesday in a car accident in New York, CBS News reported. He was 73.

Feb 12, 2015 · NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Bob Simon, who covered riots, Academy Award-nominated movies and wars and was held captive for more than a month in Iraq two decades ago, died in a car crash on Wednesday.

Feb 12, 2015 · Bob Simon, a correspondent for the CBS newsmagazine "60 Minutes," was killed Wednesday night in a car accident in New York City, authorities said. CBS News confirmed the report in a statement...

Feb 11, 2015 · NEW YORK (AP) - Longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Bob Simon, who covered most major overseas conflicts and news stories since the late 1960s during a five-decade career in journalism, has died...

Feb 12, 2015 · Bob Simon, an award-winning CBS News correspondent whose career spanned nearly 50 years and many major international conflicts, was killed in a car crash in Manhattan on Wednesday. He was 73.

Feb 12, 2015 · “60 Minutes” reporter Bob Simon, a survivor of numerous close calls as a war correspondent, was killed Wednesday in a horrific car crash on the West Side Highway.