Ford C. Frick Award
The Ford C. Frick Award is presented annually by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in the United States to a broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball". It is named for Ford C. Frick, former Commissioner of Major League Baseball. Prior to his career as an executive, Frick was a baseball writer and occasional broadcaster; he gained fame as a ghostwriter for Babe Ruth in the 1920s. The award was created in 1978, and named in tribute to Frick following his death that year.
Ford C. Frick, the award's namesake | |
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | "Commitment to excellence, quality of broadcasting abilities, reverence within the game, popularity with fans, and recognition by peers." |
| Location | Cooperstown, New York |
| Presented by | National Baseball Hall of Fame |
| History | |
| First award | 1978 |
| First winner | Mel Allen |
| Most recent | Joe Castiglione (2024) |
| Website | Official website |
Though they are sometimes erroneously referred to as "Hall of Famers", honorees are not inducted into the Hall of Fame. Honorees (if living) give a speech at the Hall of Fame during induction weekend, and their names are added to a plaque in the Hall's library.
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