Announcers in the hall of fame?

[YoFuggedaboutit]

This is simply an amazing feat.  The fact that no announcers are in the Hall of Fame is truly a remarkable occurrence. 

[Phishfan]

Why is it remarkable? How can you quantify their performance? I know you can come up with some calculation of what games they have done, but I think adding announcers would diminish the hall a bit.

[Dave Gray]

Why is it remarkable? How can you quantify their performance? I know you can come up with some calculation of what games they have done, but I think adding announcers would diminish the hall a bit.

I agree.  There is no success meter for announcers.  ...just because they are on TV doesn't make them good.   Look at Theisman.  He just keeps moving up in the ranks, and he's the worst in the business.

And like I said...announcers don't really have anything to do with the league...they are chosen by the networks.  Are you going to start putting radio guys in there next?

[Phishfan]

  Are you going to start putting radio guys in there next?

I had assumed we were including them in the discussion as well.

[Sunstroke]

I don't think that the sports hall of fames are the place for broadcasters, and this is from someone whose father was a radio/TV sportscaster for close to 30 years. I think that radio and TV organizations give out enough awards for outstanding service (not just the Rozelle award that's handed out by the NFL HoF). That said, if the major sports HoF's DID have a special exhibit for the legendary broadcasters within their sport, I'd have no problem with that either.