Thursday, 07 May 2026

Vin Scully

Contest: The US Athletic Hall of Fame - Commentators 2026
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Sport(s): Baseball
Statistics & Accolades: National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame
Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame
NAB Hall of Fame
Ford C. Frick Award
Microphone honored by the Los Angeles Dodgers
4x National Sports Media Association Sportscaster of the Year
California Sports Hall of Fame
Commissioners Historic Achievement Award
National Radio Hall of Fame
Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Many people and pundits will tell you that Vin Scully was the greatest baseball broadcaster who ever lived. Some will go further and say he was the greatest sports broadcaster who ever lived.

Hired by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1950 to be their voice, Scully held that post until 2016, making him the longest broadcaster tethered to a team in North American history. Scully was known for his calm and friendly approach and ability to narrate a story, and amazingly, during his Dodgers career, he did so alone in the booth, a skill that became rarer every year he did it.

While Scully was closely associated with the Dodgers, he never let his fandom show, showing objectivity and letting the story unfold without prodding it in a certain direction. He was the master of the human interest story, and he added the human element to a player better than anyone else in the business.
Scully was also very prominent on the national level, having called games for CBS and later NBC, and overall, he worked 25 World Series and 12 All-Star Games.

Scully was so beloved that he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Trump and was awarded by MLB with the Commissioner’s Historic Achievement Award.

We are proud to nominate Vin Scully for the United States Athletic Hall of Fame.

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