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. Before his career as an executive, Frick was a baseball writer; he gained fame as the 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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