Joe Buck receives 2026 Ford C. Frick Award in Cooperstown
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 25, 2026, 8:51 PM
Last updated Jul 25, 2026
Joe Buck was honored with the 2026 Ford C. Frick Award during the Baseball Hall of Fame Weekend on July 25, 2026, in Cooperstown. Buck, who has called 24 World Series and six Super Bowls, stated that this award is the greatest honor of his broadcasting career. His recognition allows him to join his late father, Jack Buck, as the only father-son duo to receive this prestigious award since Jack Buck was honored in 1987. Reflecting on his father's impact, Joe discussed how his father's acceptance ceremony influenced his own career and aspirations.
- •Joe Buck called 24 World Series and six Super Bowls.
- •He became the 50th recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award.
- •Joe and Jack Buck are the only father-son duo to win the award.
- •Buck attended his father's ceremony as a teenager in 1987.
- •The award signifies Joe Buck's significant contribution to baseball broadcasting.
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"Joe Buck has called 24 World Series, six Super Bowls and some of the most unforgettable moments in modern sports history. None of them meant as much to him as what happened Saturday in Cooperstown. Buck received the 2026 Ford C. Frick Award during Baseball Hall of Fame Weekend and called it the greatest honor of his broadcasting career, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.
"Joe Buck is the recipient of the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2026 Ford C. Frick Award, and he delivered his speech for the prestigious broadcasting award on Saturday in Cooperstown. From 1996 through 2021, Buck was the lead MLB play-by-play announcer for Fox Sports, and he called 135 World Series games. In 2022, Buck…
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External links- Yahoo SportsJul 26, 2026, 1:30 PMJoe Davis tells story of wanting ‘to be like Joe Buck’ growing up
Joe Buck is the recipient of the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2026 Ford C. Frick Award, and he delivered his speech for the prestigious broadcasting award on Saturday in Cooperstown. From 1996 through 2021, Buck was the lead MLB play-by-play announcer for Fox Sports, and he called 135 World Series games. In 2022, Buck…
- Yahoo SportsJul 25, 2026, 8:51 PMJoe Buck reveals what tops every World Series moment of legendary career
Joe Buck has called 24 World Series, six Super Bowls and some of the most unforgettable moments in modern sports history. None of them meant as much to him as what happened Saturday in Cooperstown. Buck received the 2026 Ford C. Frick Award during Baseball Hall of Fame Weekend and called it the greatest honor of his broadcasting career, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.
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