Hall of Fame
He covered Cornell sports for a span of five decades, first as a writer for the Syracuse Post-Standard, the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle in the 1930s, and then as an announcer for radio station WHCU from 1940 until his retirement in 1971. He was play-by-play announcer for Cornell football, basketball and hockey games; also provided on the spot coverage of crew races. A living legend because of his unique style of broadcasting, he served the athletic teams and the University faithfully as their ambassador of good will. In addition, he was involved in numerous activities for the city of Ithaca. He was chairman of the Advisory Council of the Youth Bureau; for many years chairman of the Independence Day celebration at Schoellkopf Field; campaign chairman for the Community Chest (forerunner of the United Fund), and as a director of the Reconstruction Home. He has been promotional and Business Manager of Syracuse Invitational Hockey Tournament for several years and assisted the athletic department with football ticket promotions. In 1946 he was named sports director and assistant manager of WHCU.
