The National Sports Media Association (NSMA), formerly the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, is an organization of sports media members in the United States, and constitutes the American chapter of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS).

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now serves as the headquarters for the NSMA, which is responsible for the organizing and counting of all the ballots for the National, State (50 states plus D.C.), and Hall of Fame winners. The organization had been based in

Salisbury, North Carolina Salisbury is a city in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, United States; it has been the county seat of Rowan County since 1753 when its territory extended to the Mississippi River. Located northeast of Charlotte and within its metropolita ...

until 2017. There are now more than 100 inductees in the Hall of Fame. The organization plans and funds the Annual Awards Program. Former television sportscaster Dave Goren serves as the NSMA's executive director.

History

The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA) was formed in 1959 by a local restaurant owner, Pete DiMizio, to honor regional sportscasters and

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whom he had met at the Greensboro Open Golf Tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina. When DiMizio died, Dr. Ed McKenzie took over the leadership role and guided it through the expansion to a national association. Its first Annual Awards Program was held in

, on April 12, 1960.

Lindsey Nelson Lindsey Nelson (May 25, 1919 – June 10, 1995) was an American sportscaster best known for his long career calling play-by-play of college football and New York Mets baseball. Nelson spent 17 years with the Mets and three years with the San Fr ...

was selected the 1959 National Sportscaster of the Year and Red Smith was voted the 1959 Sportswriter of the Year. In 1962 Grantland Rice was selected as the first Hall of Fame inductee. As Red Smith inducted Rice into the Hall of Fame, he said, "Who knows what will become of this Hall of Fame? It might never be heard from again. No matter, it cannot be improved, for it is perfect tonight with only Granny enshrined." In April 1990, the NSSA celebrated its 31st Annual Awards Program, with Chris Berman of

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being selected as Sportscaster of the Year and Peter Gammons receiving the honor as Sportswriter of the Year. The Hall of Fame inductees were Dave Anderson,

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winner from ''

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'', and Jack Buck, the long-time radio voice of the St. Louis Cardinals and a radio and television sportscaster for CBS. Though located in Salisbury, "the NSSA office itself has bounced around town like a ping-pong ball." The Hall of Fame opened officially on May 1, 2000 in the two-story, 10,000-square-foot former North Carolina Federal Savings and Loan building at 322 East Innes Street in Salisbury. When Claude Hampton became NSSA director, he was told the Hall of Fame was nothing more than a desk drawer with folders in the Chamber of Commerce building. He wanted an actual building and considered Catawba College as a location, but when he saw the branch of the failed bank in 1990, he made an offer which was accepted. The goal was to open the museum by 1992. A 23-foot sculpture of two

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s was moved from the bank to

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, but people wanted the eagles back, so they were returned and local people donated their services to put the eagles back and get the building ready. An opening reception and dedication took place in 1991. But due to lack of funding, it took ten years for the building to actually open. Until then, hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of memorabilia were stored in boxes. With the Hall of Fame open, visitors could hear

Babe Ruth George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Su ...

's called shot, Hank Aaron's 715th home run, the Ice Bowl, the 1992 Duke-Kentucky game, and young

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on '' The Mike Douglas Show''. On November 1, 2005, Community Bank of

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(later part of

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) purchased the Innes Street location, opening its headquarters there in 2006. This required the NSSA to move to a temporary location on North Main Street in Salisbury, but visitors would not be allowed. Veteran sports journalist Dave Goren, best known as sports director at WXII-TV in

, became NSSA executive director September 1, 2009. On December 1 of that year, the NSSA held a reception at its new office in 1,900 square feet at 325 Lee Street in Salisbury. The warehouse only included a few items such as shoes autographed by Ralph Sampson and a football signed by Berman; the rest remained in storage. The NSSA has since moved to Summit Avenue in Salisbury, on the campus of Catawba College. At the 54th annual program in June 2013,

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of ESPN Radio received the award as Sportscaster of the Year with Peter King of

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honored as Sportswriter of the Year. The Hall of Fame inductees were Mitch Albom and Dick Vitale. In June 2014, hockey broadcaster Mike "Doc" Emrick was voted Sportscaster of the Year, with King repeating as Sportswriter of the Year. Inducted in the Hall of Fame were sportscaster Marv Albert and sportswriter Rick Reilly. Emrick and writer

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were the national award winners honored on June 8, 2015. Four new

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members were inducted: baseball writer Hal McCoy, basketball commentator Bill Raftery, sportswriter and sportscaster

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and, posthumously, author, journalist and television personality Dick Schaap. In April 2017, after 57 years in Salisbury, the National Sports Media Association moved to

Organization

The NSSA is the only national organization which brings together the two crafts of sportscasting and sportswriting. There are approximately 1,100 dues-paying members. The Sportscasters and Sportswriters Foundation Board is made up of individuals in

, as well as the current national board president, who feel that sports in the United States are important. The Sportscasters and Sportswriters themselves have a Board of Directors. In addition, The Hall of Fame, Inc. has been set up as the educational arm of the NSSA, and it has tax-exempt status granted by the

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Paul "Bear" Bryant Award

The

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is an award that has been given annually since 1986 to

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's national

coach of the year Many sports leagues, sportswriting associations, and other organizations confer "Coach of the Year" awards. In some sports — including baseball and association football — the award is called the "Manager of the Year" award. Some of the ...

. The Award was named in honor of longtime Alabama coach Bear Bryant after he died of a heart attack in 1983. It is voted on by the NSMA, and proceeds from the awards ceremony benefit the

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. The College Football Coach of the Year Award began in 1957 and was renamed for Bryant in 1986. Bryant himself won the

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award in 1961, 1971, and 1973. According to the official website:

The Paul "Bear" Bryant College Football Coaching Award ceremony is an exclusive event that honors a college football coach whose great accomplishments, both on and off the field, are legendary. The award recognizes the masters of coaching and allows them to take their deserved place in history beside other legends like Bear Bryant.

Clarence "Big House" Gaines Awards

The NSMA established the Clarence "Big House" Gaines College Basketball Coach of the Year Awards in 2010, with the first presentation occurring in 2011. The awards are presented to two head coaches – one in

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and one in Division II – at the annual NSMA awards banquet. The purpose of the award is to recognize coaches who might not receive recognition from "mainstream outlets." An NSMA committee votes after the end of the men's and women's championship tournaments. The award is named for Clarence Gaines, the former head coach of

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National Sportscaster of the Year

*For list of winners, see footnoteFor each year's National Sportscaster and National Sportswriter, go to th
National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association website
click on "Awards" and then "National Awards". The list of "National Sportswriters" is below the list of "National Sportscasters." NSSA website. Retrieved 2017-01-04. *1959 –

( NBC) *1960 – Lindsey Nelson (NBC) *1961 – Lindsey Nelson (NBC) *1962 – Lindsey Nelson (NBC) *1963 –

Chris Schenkel Christopher Eugene Schenkel (August 21, 1923 – September 11, 2005) was an American sportscaster. Over the course of five decades he called play-by-play for numerous sports on television and radio, becoming known for his smooth delivery and bar ...

( CBS) *1964 – Chris Schenkel (CBS) *1965 – Vin Scully ( L. A. Dodgers) *1966 – Curt Gowdy (NBC) *1967 – Chris Schenkel (

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) *1968 – Ray Scott (CBS) *1969 – Curt Gowdy (NBC) *1970 – Chris Schenkel (ABC) *1971 – Ray Scott (CBS) *1972 –

Keith Jackson Keith Max Jackson (October 18, 1928 – January 12, 2018) was an American sports commentator, journalist, author, and radio personality, known for his career with ABC Sports (1966–2006). While he covered a variety of sports over his career ...

(ABC) *1973 – Keith Jackson (ABC) *1974 – Keith Jackson (ABC) *1975 – Keith Jackson (ABC) *1976 – Keith Jackson (ABC) *1977 –

Pat Summerall George Allen "Pat" Summerall (May 10, 1930 – April 16, 2013) was an American football player and television sportscaster who worked for CBS, Fox, and ESPN. In addition to football, he announced major golf and tennis events. Summerall announ ...

(CBS) *1978 – Vin Scully (L.A. Dodgers, CBS) *1979 –

Dick Enberg Richard Alan Enberg (January 9, 1935 – December 21, 2017) was an American sportscaster. Over the course of an approximately 60-year career, he provided play-by-play of various sports for several radio and television networks, including N ...

(NBC) *1980 – Dick Enberg (NBC) and

Al Michaels Alan Richard Michaels (born November 12, 1944) is an American television sportscaster currently working as the play-by-play announcer for ''Thursday Night Football'' on Prime Video and in an emeritus role for NBC Sports. He has worked on netwo ...

(ABC) *1981 – Dick Enberg (NBC) *1982 – Vin Scully (L.A. Dodgers, CBS) *1983 – Al Michaels (ABC) *1984 –

John Madden John Earl Madden (April 10, 1936 – December 28, 2021) was an American football coach and sports commentator in the National Football League (NFL). He served as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 1969 to 1978, who he led to eight pla ...

(CBS) *1985 – Bob Costas (NBC) *1986 – Al Michaels (ABC) *1987 – Bob Costas (NBC) *1988 – Bob Costas (NBC) *1989 – Chris Berman (

) *1990 – Chris Berman (ESPN) *1991 – Bob Costas (NBC) *1992 – Bob Costas (NBC) *1993 – Chris Berman (ESPN) *1994 – Chris Berman (ESPN) *1995 – Bob Costas (NBC) *1996 – Chris Berman (ESPN) *1997 – Bob Costas (NBC) *1998 – Jim Nantz (CBS) *1999 –

(ESPN) *2000 – Bob Costas (NBC,

HBO Home Box Office (HBO) is an American premium television network, which is the flagship property of namesake parent subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The overall Home Box Office business unit is ba ...

) *2001 – Chris Berman (ESPN) *2002 – Joe Buck (

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) *2003 – Joe Buck (Fox) *2004 – Joe Buck (Fox) *2005 – Jim Nantz (CBS) *2006 – Joe Buck (Fox) *2007 – Jim Nantz (CBS) *2008 – Jim Nantz (CBS) *2009 – Jim Nantz (CBS) *2010 –

Mike Tirico Mike Tirico (; born December 13, 1966) is an American sportscaster. He is currently the NFL play-by-play announcer on NBC's '' Sunday Night Football'', having replaced Al Michaels in 2022. From 2006 to 2015, Tirico served as a play-by-play an ...

(ABC, ESPN)The hall of fame inductees and the Sportscaster and Sportswriter of the Year will be honored during the NSSA's 52nd Annual Awards Weekend, May 14–16, 2011, in Salisbury, N.C., along with 110 state Sportscasters and Sportswriters of the Year. *2011 –

Dan Shulman Daniel Shulman is a Canadian sportscaster with Sportsnet as well as the American network ESPN. Shulman serves as a play-by-play announcer for select Toronto Blue Jays telecasts on Sportsnet and during 2018 and 2020 he hosted the baseball-the ...

(ESPN) *2012 – Dan Patrick (NBC) *2013 –

Mike Emrick Michael "Doc" Emrick (born August 1, 1946) is an American former network television play-by-play sportscaster and commentator noted mostly for his work in ice hockey. He was the lead announcer for National Hockey League national telecasts on bot ...

(NBC) *2014 – Mike Emrick (NBC) *2015 – Mike Emrick (NBC) *2016 – Vin Scully (L.A. Dodgers) *2017 – Kevin Harlan (CBS, Turner) *2018 - Doris Burke (ESPN, ABC) *2019 – Kevin Harlan (CBS, Turner) *2020 –

(NBC) *2021 —

Ernie Johnson Jr. Ernest Thorwald Johnson Jr. (born August 7, 1956) is an American sportscaster for Turner Sports. Johnson is currently the television voice and a studio host for Major League Baseball on TBS, hosts ''Inside the NBA'' for TNT, and NBA TV and co ...

(Turner) and Scott Van Pelt (ESPN)

National Sportswriter of the Year

For a list of winners, see footnote Jim Murray, writing for the

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, won the National Sportswriter of the Year award a record 14 times, including 12 years in succession from 1966 to 1977. More recently, Rick Reilly, writing for

and

, has won 11 awards. *1959 – Red Smith ('' New York Herald-Tribune'') *1960 – Red Smith (''New York Herald-Tribune'') *1961 – Red Smith (''New York Herald-Tribune'') *1962 – Red Smith (''New York Herald-Tribune'') *1963 – Arthur Daley (''

New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...

'') *1964 – Jim Murray (''

'') *1965 – Red Smith (''New York Herald-Tribune'') *1966 – Jim Murray (''Los Angeles Times'') *1967 – Jim Murray (''Los Angeles Times'') *1968 – Jim Murray (''Los Angeles Times'') *1969 – Jim Murray (''Los Angeles Times'') *1970 – Jim Murray (''Los Angeles Times'') *1971 – Jim Murray (''Los Angeles Times'') *1972 – Jim Murray (''Los Angeles Times'') *1973 – Jim Murray (''Los Angeles Times'') *1974 – Jim Murray (''Los Angeles Times'') *1975 – Jim Murray (''Los Angeles Times'') *1976 – Jim Murray (''Los Angeles Times'') *1977 – Jim Murray (''Los Angeles Times'') *1978 – Will Grimsley (

Associated Press The Associated Press (AP) is an American non-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. It produces news reports that are distributed to its members, U.S. newspa ...

) *1979 – Jim Murray (''Los Angeles Times'') *1980 – Will Grimsley (Associated Press) *1981 – Will Grimsley (Associated Press) *1982 –

Frank Deford Benjamin Franklin Deford III (December 16, 1938 – May 28, 2017) was an American sportswriter and novelist. From 1980 until his death in 2017, he was a regular sports commentator on NPR's ''Morning Edition'' radio program. Deford wrote fo ...

(''

'') *1983 – Frank Deford (''Sports Illustrated'') *1984 – Frank Deford (''Sports Illustrated'') *1985 – Frank Deford (''Sports Illustrated'') *1986 – Frank Deford (''Sports Illustrated'') *1987 – Frank Deford (''Sports Illustrated'') *1988 – Frank Deford (''Sports Illustrated'') *1989 – Peter Gammons (''Sports Illustrated'') *1990 – Peter Gammons (''

Boston Globe ''The Boston Globe'' is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, and has a total circulation of close to 300,000 print and digital subscribers. ''The Boston Glob ...

'') *1991 – Rick Reilly (''Sports Illustrated'') *1992 – Rick Reilly (''Sports Illustrated'') *1993 – Peter Gammons (''Boston Globe'',

) *1994 – Rick Reilly (''Sports Illustrated'') *1995 – Rick Reilly (''Sports Illustrated'') *1996 – Rick Reilly (''Sports Illustrated'') *1997 –

Dave Kindred Dave Kindred (born April 12, 1941) is an American sportswriter. Early life and education Kindred was born on April 12, 1941, in Atlanta, Illinois, USA. When he was a teenager his mother bought him a typewriter for his birthday and he wrote about ...

(''

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'') *1998 – Mitch Albom (''

Detroit Free Press The ''Detroit Free Press'' is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, US. The Sunday edition is titled the ''Sunday Free Press''. It is sometimes referred to as the Freep (reflected in the paper's web address, www.freep.com). It primari ...

'') *1999 – Rick Reilly (''Sports Illustrated'') *2000 –

Bob Ryan Robert P. Ryan (born February 21, 1946) is an American sportswriter, formerly with ''The Boston Globe'', and author. He has been described as "the quintessential American sportswriter" and a basketball guru, and is well known for his coverage of ...

(''Boston Globe'') *2001 – Rick Reilly (''Sports Illustrated'') *2002 – Rick Reilly (''Sports Illustrated'') *2003 – Rick Reilly (''Sports Illustrated'') *2004 – Rick Reilly (''Sports Illustrated'') *2005 –

Steve Rushin Steve Rushin is an American journalist, sportswriter and novelist. He was named the 2005 National Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, and is a four-time finalist for the National Magazine Award. ...

(''Sports Illustrated'') *2006 – Rick Reilly (''Sports Illustrated'') *2007 – Bob Ryan (''Boston Globe'') *2008 – Bob Ryan (''Boston Globe'') *2009 – Bob Ryan (''Boston Globe'') *2010 – Peter King (''Sports Illustrated'') *2011 – Peter King (''Sports Illustrated'') *2012 –

Joe Posnanski Joe Posnanski (; nicknamed "Poz" and "Joe Po"; born January 8, 1967) is an American sports journalist. A former senior columnist for ''Sports Illustrated'' (where he wrote the blog Curiously Long Posts) and columnist for ''The Kansas City Star'', ...

(''Sports Illustrated'') *2013 – Peter King (''Sports Illustrated'') *2014 –

(''Sports Illustrated'') *2015 – Tom Verducci (''Sports Illustrated'') *2016 – Tom Verducci (''Sports Illustrated'') *2017 – Adrian Wojnarowski (ESPN) *2018 – Adrian Wojnarowski (ESPN) *2019 – Adrian Wojnarowski (ESPN) *2020 – Nicole Auerbach (

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) *2021 – Jeff Passan (ESPN)

State winners

See footnote *Sportscaster of the Year (1959–present; in each state and the District of Columbia) *Sportswriter of the Year (1959–present; in each state and the District of Columbia)

Hall of Fame

Each spring, the NSMA

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inducts one or more new members.For the official list of the members of the NSMA Hall of Fame, go to th
NSMA website
click on "Awards" and then click on "Hall of Fame." For each inductee's biographical sketch, click on the hyperlink for that inductee. NSMA website. Retrieved 2017-01-01. There were not any inductees in 1965, 1966, 1968, and 2006. *1962 – Grantland Rice *1963 –

Ted Husing Edward Britt Husing (November 27, 1901 – August 10, 1962) was an American sportscaster. He was among the first to lay the groundwork for the structure and pace of modern sports reporting on television and radio. Overview Early life and caree ...

*1964 –

Damon Runyon Alfred Damon Runyon (October 4, 1880 – December 10, 1946) was an American newspaperman and short-story writer. He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. To ...

*1964 –

Graham McNamee Thomas Graham McNamee (July 10, 1888 – May 9, 1942) was an American radio broadcaster, the medium's most recognized national personality in its first international decade. He originated play-by-play sports broadcasting for which he was awa ...

*1965 – ''(no induction)'' *1966 – ''(no induction)'' *1967 – Ring Lardner *1968 – ''(no induction)'' *1969 –

J. G. Taylor Spink John George Taylor Spink (November 6, 1888 – December 7, 1962) was the publisher of ''The Sporting News'' from 1914 until his death in 1962. He inherited the weekly American baseball newspaper from his father Charles Spink, younger brother of its ...

*1970 – Clem McCarthy *1971 –

John Kieran John Francis Kieran (August 2, 1892 – December 10, 1981) was an American author, journalist, amateur naturalist and radio and television personality. Early years A native of The Bronx, Kieran was the son of Dr. James M. Kieran and his wife, K ...

*1972 –

Mel Allen Mel Allen (born Melvin Allen Israel; February 14, 1913 – June 16, 1996) was an American sportscaster, best known for his long tenure as the primary play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees. During the peak of his career in the 1940s, ...

*1973 – Arch Ward *1973 –

Red Barber Walter Lanier "Red" Barber (February 17, 1908 – October 22, 1992) was an American sports announcer and author. Nicknamed "The Ol' Redhead", he was primarily identified with broadcasts of Major League Baseball, calling play-by-play across four d ...

*1974 – Bill Stern *1974 –

Stanley Woodward Stanley Woodward Sr. (March 12, 1899 – August 17, 1992) was the White House Chief of Protocol under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and United States Ambassador to Canada under President Harry S. Truman. He was a favorite social com ...

*1975 – Dan Parker *1975 –

Russ Hodges Russell Pleasant Hodges (June 18, 1910 – April 19, 1971) was an American sportscaster who did play-by-play for several baseball teams, most notably the New York Giants / San Francisco Giants. He is perhaps best remembered for his call of Bobby ...

*1976 – Arthur Daley *1976 –

Dizzy Dean Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974), also known as Jerome Herman Dean (both the 1910 and 1920 Censuses show his name as "Jay"), was an American professional baseball pitcher. During his Major League Baseball (MLB) career ...

*1977 – Red Smith *1978 –

Jesse Owens James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifet ...

*1978 – Jim Murray *1979 –

John Wayne Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed The Duke or Duke Wayne, was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films made during Hollywood's Gol ...

*1979 –

*1980 – Bob Considine *1980 –

Lou Gehrig Henry Louis Gehrig (born Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig ; June 19, 1903June 2, 1941) was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1923–1939). Gehrig was renowned f ...

*1981 –

*1981 – Curt Gowdy *1982 – Ray Scott *1983 – Jack Brickhouse *1984 – Shirley Povich *1985 – Si Burick *1986 –

Bob Prince Robert Ferris Prince (July 1, 1916 – June 10, 1985) was an American radio and television sportscaster and commentator, best known for his 28-year stint as the voice of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball club, with whom he earned the ...

*1986 – Don Dunphy *1986 –

Jimmy Cannon Jimmy Cannon (April 10, 1909 – December 5, 1973) was a sports journalist inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame for his coverage of the sport. Early career Born in New York City, Cannon started at the New York Daily News when he ...

*1987 – Jim McKay *1987 – Will Grimsley *1988 –

Fred Russell Fred Russell (August 27, 1906 – January 26, 2003) was an American sportswriter from Tennessee who served as sports editor for the ''Nashville Banner'' for 68 years (1930–1998). Beginning in the 1960s he served for nearly three decades as ...

*1988 – Harry Caray *1988 – Jack Murphy *1989 –

Furman Bisher James Furman Bisher (November 4, 1918 – March 18, 2012) was a newspaper sports writer and columnist for ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' in Atlanta, Georgia. North Carolina beginnings Bisher was born in Denton, North Carolina.Associa ...

*1989 – Ernie Harwell *1990 – Dave Anderson *1990 – Jack Buck *1990 –

Knute Rockne Knut (Norwegian and Swedish), Knud (Danish), or Knútur (Icelandic) is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch first name, of which the anglicised form is Canute. In Germany both "Knut" and "Knud" are used. In Spanish and Portuguese Canuto is used whi ...

*1990 –

Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...

*1991 –

Blackie Sherrod William Forrest "Blackie" Sherrod ( ; November 9, 1919 – April 28, 2016) was an American journalist and sportswriter who wrote for the ''Temple Telegram'', ''Fort Worth Press'', '' Dallas Times Herald'' and ''The Dallas Morning News'' in a caree ...

*1991 – Vin Scully *1992 –

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*1993 –

Howard Cosell Howard is an English language, English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (disambiguation), Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defe ...

*1993 –

Marty Glickman Martin Irving Glickman (August 14, 1917 – January 3, 2001) was an American radio announcer who was famous for his broadcasts of the New York Knicks basketball games and the football games of the New York Giants and the New York Jets. Glickman w ...

*1993 – Murray Olderman *1994 –

Edwin Pope John Edwin Pope (April 11, 1928 – January 19, 2017) was an American journalist known for his sportswriting at the ''Miami Herald'', where his work appeared from 1956 until his death in 2017. He covered Super Bowl I through Super Bowl XLVII. Som ...

*1994 – John Carmichael *1994 –

*1995 –

*1995 – Mel Durslag *1996 –

Dan Jenkins Daniel Thomas Jenkins (December 2, 1928 – March 7, 2019) was an American author and sportswriter who often wrote for ''Sports Illustrated''. He was also a high-standard amateur golfer who played college golf at Texas Christian University. Ear ...

*1996 –

*1997 –

Chick Hearn Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn (November 27, 1916 – August 5, 2002) was an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association for 41 years. Hearn is remembered for his rapid f ...

*1997 –

Bob Broeg Robert William Patrick Broeg (March 18, 1918 – October 28, 2005) was an American sportswriter. Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, he officially covered the St. Louis Cardinals for forty years. He graduated from Cleveland High School ( ...

*1998 –

*1999 – John Steadman* *1999 – Jon Miller *2000 –

Jerry Izenberg Jerry Izenberg (born September 10, 1930) is a sports journalist with ''The Newark Star-Ledger'' in Newark, New Jersey. He was born in Newark, New Jersey. His career with ''The Star-Ledger'' began in 1951 while he was still a student at Rutgers Uni ...

*2000 – Jim Simpson *2001 –

George Vecsey George Spencer Vecsey (born July 4, 1939) is an American non-fiction author and sports columnist for ''The New York Times.'' Vecsey is best known for his work in sports, but has co-written several autobiographies with non-sports figures. He is also ...

*2001 –

Jack Whitaker John Francis Whitaker (May 18, 1924 – August 18, 2019) was an American sportscaster who worked for both CBS and ABC. Whitaker was a decorated army veteran of World War II. He fought in the Normandy Campaign and was wounded by an artillery stri ...

*2001 –

W.C. Heinz Wilfred Charles Heinz (January 11, 1915February 27, 2008) was an American sportswriter, war correspondent, journalist, and author. Newspaper and magazine career Heinz was born in Mount Vernon, New York. Following his graduation from Middlebur ...

*2002 –

Bob Murphy Robert, Rob, Bob or Bobby Murphy may refer to: Sports Ice hockey *Robert Ronald Murphy or Ron Murphy (1933–2014), Canadian ice hockey player * Bob Murphy (ice hockey) (born 1951), Canadian retired professional ice hockey player *Rob Murphy (ice ...

*2002 –

Bud Collins Arthur Worth "Bud" Collins Jr. (June 17, 1929 – March 4, 2016) was an American journalist and television sportscaster, best known for his tennis commentary. Collins was married to photographer Anita Ruthling Klaussen. Education Collins was b ...

*2003 – Bob Wolff *2003 – Will McDonough *2004 –

Jerome Holtzman Jerome Holtzman (July 12, 1926 – July 19, 2008) was an American sportswriter known for his writings on baseball who served as the official historian for Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1999 until his death. Newspaper career Born in Chicago, Il ...

*2004 – Joe Garagiola *2005 – Marty Brennaman *2005 –

Sally Jenkins Sally Jenkins (born October 22, 1960) is an American sports columnist and feature writer for ''The Washington Post'', and author. She was previously a senior writer for ''Sports Illustrated''. She has won the AP Sports Columnist of the Year Awa ...

*2006 – ''(no induction)'' *2007 –

*2007 – Verne Lundquist *2008 – Harry Kalas *2008 –

Mary Garber Mary Ellen Garber (April 16, 1916 – September 21, 2008) was an American Sports journalism, sportswriter, who was a pioneer among Women in journalism and media professions, women sportswriters. She received over 40 writing awards and numerous ho ...

*2009 –

Larry Munson Lawrence Harry Munson (September 28, 1922 – November 20, 2011) was an American sports announcer and talk-show host based out of the U.S. city of Athens, Georgia. He was best known for handling radio play-by-play of University of Georgia B ...

*2009 – Leigh Montville *2010 –

*2010 – Peter Gammons *2011 –

*2011 –

Bob Uecker Robert George Uecker ( ; born January 26, 1934) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player and current sportscaster, comedian, and actor. Facetiously dubbed "Mr. Baseball" by TV talk show host Johnny Carson, Uecker has served as a ...

*2011 –

Brent Musburger Brent Woody Musburger (born May 26, 1939) is an American sportscaster, currently the lead broadcaster and managing editor at Vegas Stats and Information Network (VSiN). With CBS Sports from 1973 until 1990, he was one of the original members ...

*2012 – Bob Costas *2012 –

John Feinstein John Feinstein (born July 28, 1956) is an American sportswriter, author and sports commentator. Early life Feinstein was born to a Jewish family in New York City on July 28, 1956. His father was heavily involved in the arts having been the Gen ...

*2013 – Mitch Albom *2013 – Dick Vitale *2014 – Marv Albert *2014 – Rick Reilly *2015 – Hal McCoy *2015 – Bill Raftery *2015 – Dick Schaap *2015 –

*2016 – Chris Berman *2016 – Billy Packer *2016 –

David Halberstam David Halberstam (April 10, 1934 April 23, 2007) was an American writer, journalist, and historian, known for his work on the Vietnam War, politics, history, the Civil Rights Movement, business, media, American culture, Korean War, and later ...

*2016 – Gary Smith *2017 –

Frank Gifford Francis Newton Gifford (August 16, 1930 – August 9, 2015) was an American football player, actor, and television sports commentator. After a 12-year playing career as a halfback and flanker for the New York Giants of the National Foo ...

*2017 – Linda Cohn *2017 –

Sam Lacy Samuel Harold Lacy (October 23, 1903 – May 8, 2003) was an African-American and Native American sportswriter, reporter, columnist, editor, and television/radio commentator who worked in the sports journalism field for parts of nine decades. Cre ...

*2017 –

Mike Lupica Michael Lupica (; born May 11, 1952) is an author and former American newspaper columnist, best known for his provocative commentary on sports in the ''New York Daily News'' and his appearances on ESPN. Biography Lupica was born in Oneida, ...

*2018 –

Thomas Boswell Thomas M. Boswell (born October 11, 1947, in Washington, D.C.) is a retired American sports columnist. Career Boswell spent his entire career at the ''Washington Post'', joining it shortly after graduating from Amherst College in 1969. He became ...

*2018 –

Woody Durham Woody Lombardi Durham (August 8, 1941 – March 7, 2018) was an American play-by-play radio announcer for the North Carolina Tar Heels football and men’s basketball programs from 1971 to 2011. Early life Born in Mebane, North Carolina, Durham ...

*2018 – Bryant Gumbel *2018 –

Dick Weiss Richard Weiss (born 1946 in Everett, Washington) is an American glass artist. He is part of the American Studio Glass Movement. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. He is a teacher at Pilc ...

*2019 –

Bob Ley Robert A. Ley ( ; born March 16, 1955) is an American sports anchor and reporter, best known for his work at ESPN. A multiple Emmy Award-winner, he was the longest-tenured on-air employee of the network, having joined ESPN just three days after ...

*2019 – Peter King *2019 –

Tony Kornheiser Anthony Irwin Kornheiser (; born July 13, 1948) is an American television sports talk show host and former sportswriter and columnist. Kornheiser is best known for his endeavors in three forms of media: as a writer for ''The Washington Post'' from ...

*2020 –

Skip Caray Harry Christopher "Skip" Caray Jr. (August 12, 1939 – August 3, 2008) was an American sportscaster, best known for his long career as a radio and television play-by-play announcer for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. He was the son ...

*2020 –

Cawood Ledford Cawood Ledford (April 24, 1926 – September 5, 2001) was a radio play-by-play announcer for the University of Kentucky basketball and football teams. Ledford's style and professionalism endeared himself to many sports fans in the Commonwealth of K ...

*2020 –

*2020 – Michael Wilbon *2020 – Dick Young *2021 – Bill King *2021 – Larry Merchant *2021 –

William Nack William Louis Nack (February 4, 1941 – April 13, 2018)Jim Nantz *2021 –

William C. Rhoden William C. Rhoden is an American sports journalist and author, who formerly worked as a columnist for ''The New York Times'' from 1983 until 2016, when he joined ESPN's The Undefeated as a writer-at-large, where he is currently employed. Rhoden ...

*2021 –

Dick Stockton Richard Edward Stokvis (born November 22, 1942), known professionally as Dick Stockton, is an American retired sportscaster. Stockton began his career in Philadelphia, then moved to Pittsburgh, where he worked as the sports director for KDKA-TV ...

*2021 –

Rick Telander Rick Telander is the senior sports columnist for the ''Chicago Sun-Times''. Hired in 1995 from ''Sports Illustrated'', where he was a Senior Writer, Telander's presence at the newspaper was expected to counter the stable of sports columnists the r ...

*2022 – Hubie Brown *2022 – Curry Kirkpatrick *2022 –

Jackie MacMullan Jackie "Mac" MacMullan Boyle (born October 7, 1960) is a retired American freelance newspaper sportswriter and NBA columnist for the sports website ESPN.com. She retired from ESPN on August 31, 2021. She attended Westwood High School in Wes ...

*2022 – Stuart Scott

Footnotes

External links

National Sports Media Association (NSMA)
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Our History
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History

Organization

Paul "Bear" Bryant Award

Clarence "Big House" Gaines Awards

National Sportscaster of the Year

National Sportswriter of the Year

State winners

Hall of Fame

See also

Footnotes

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