Thursday, 07 May 2026

Ray Scott

Contest: The US Athletic Hall of Fame - Commentators 2026
Sport(s): Football, Baseball & Golf
Statistics & Accolades: National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame
American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame
Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award
Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
Less is more.

Known as the “King of the Understatement,” Scott brought a bare bones style to the broadcast booth, forgoing flowery descriptors for the meat and potatoes. Beginning his NFL broadcasting career in 1953 with the Dumont Network, he was calling Green Bay Packers games for CBS three years later.

Scott had the honor of calling Super Bowl I and II, and the famed Ice Bowl, the 1967 NFL Championship Game. In 1968, CBS ended the practice of assigning specific broadcast teams to games, and Scott was placed on the lead CBS package, calling four Super Bowl games and multiple high-profile college games.

In 1974, CBS relieved him in favor of Pat Summerall, who took over as play-by-play, but he continued to work for other NFL teams (Kansas City 1974-75, Tampa Bay 1976-77, and Minnesota 1976-82. He also did the syndicated broadcast for Penn State (1975-81) and a handful of USFL games.

He was also the lead television and radio announcer for the Minnesota Twins (1961-66), called the 1965 World Series on NBC, and briefly was the voice of the Washington Senators and Milwaukee Brewers.

We are proud to nominate Ray Scott for the United States Athletic Hall of Fame.