Thursday, 16 April 2026

Ted Husing

Contest: The US Athletic Hall of Fame - Commentators 2026
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Sport(s): Football, Boxing, Baseball, Auto Racing, Horse Racing, Tennis, Golf & Olympics
Statistics & Accolades: National Sports Media Hall of Fame
American Sportscaster Association Hall of Fame
NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame
For many people who grew up from 1927 to 1954, Ted Husing was the radio!

The owner of one of the most commanding voices that the medium ever had, Husing, who had already established himself over the airwaves, was signed by CBS in 1927, and he became the man who called everything sports for the network. This included boxing, track and field, baseball, tennis, golf, the Indianapolis 500, and college football, which is where his fingerprints remain today.

Husing created the earliest spotting boards to help identify players on the field, and he spoke with coaches and players beforehand to best identify strategies in play. In addition to his sports work, he was also doing news and social events.

Husing was not without criticism, as he was not afraid to call out poor play when he saw it. Harvard University famously barred him for calling their games for two years when he called their Quarterback’s play “putrid, ' and MLB Commissioner Kennesaw Mountain Landis barred Husing from the World Series when he openly criticized the performances of the umpires.

Husing’s career was cut short in 1954 when a brain hemorrhage took his sight.

We are proud to nominate Ted Husing for the United States Athletic Hall of Fame.

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