
Joe Buck's daughter, Natalie, is celebrating her dad's career in a big way.
The longtime NFL and MLB announcer, who works for ESPN calling "Monday Night Football," landed the Ford Frick Award this weekend. He calls it the "greatest honor of his broadcasting career."
The award is presented annually to a broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball."
"The annual Frick Award ballot is created by a subcommittee of the voting electorate. A new election cycle has been established, with a composite ballot featuring local and national voices in four consecutive years, followed by a fifth year featuring a ballot of candidates whose broadcasting careers concluded prior to the advent of the Wild Card Era in 1994. The new cycle began with the 2023 Frick Award, with composite ballots of local and national voices continuing with the Awards in 2024, 2025 and 2026 before the pre-Wild Card Era ballot is considered for the 2027 Award. The cycle then repeats every five years. Each ballot will consist of 10 candidates, with a requirement that at least one candidate be a foreign language broadcaster," the National Baseball Hall of Fame shares.
Joe Buck got his start in baseball, calling games like his dad, Jack Buck. He's since moved on to football, though he'll still call a baseball game or two during the year.
Natalie Buck, the daughter of the longtime announcer, celebrated her dad's accomplishment on Saturday night.
"My HALL OF FAMER!" she wrote on her Instagram Story.
Buck is known best for his football coverage at this point, though he got his start in baseball, calling a bunch of big games, including several World Series games.
It's a big accomplishment for the longtime announcer this weekend.
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