Thursday, 16 April 2026

Curt Gowdy

Contest: The US Athletic Hall of Fame - Commentators 2026
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Sport(s): Basketball, Baseball, Football, Outdoor Sports, and Olympics
Statistics & Accolades: National Sports Media Hall of Fame
American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame
Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame
Curt Gowdy Media Award
Ford C. Frick Award
Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award
Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
13x Emmy Winner
Lifetime Emmy Award
Peabody Award
International Fishing Hall of Fame
Rose Bowl Hall of Fame
Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame
Florida Sports Hall of Fame
Wyoming Sports Hall of Fame
University of Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame
“The Broadcaster of Everything”

That was not just a nickname; it was a fact.

While many broadcasters are praised for their versatility, no one had done it at this level before Curt Gowdy.

With a straightforward and kind style, Gody felt like an old friend. By the end of the 1960s, he established himself as the go-to man for any sport that NBC would carry, be it baseball, football, basketball, or Olympic sports, and would have seamless chemistry with any partner. Arguably, Gowdy was the first sports broadcasting uni-star, who became the distinctive sports voice of a network. Following the 1978 Super Bowl, Gowdy was “traded” to CBS, where he performed similar duties for that network.
Gowdy’s versatility led him to be one of two people to win the Pete Rozelle Award, Ford C. Frick Award, and the Curt Gowdy Award, which was obviously named after the man himself sometime after he won it.

He called 13 World Series, 14 Rose Bowls (a game he coined the “Granddaddy of them all”, 8 Olympics, and 24 Final Fours, but perhaps what also set him apart was his ability to channel his love of outdoor sports (namely fishing and hunting) by hosting “The American Sportsman” for 20 years on ABC.

We are proud to nominate Curt Gowdy for the United States Athletic Hall of Fame.

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