Ford C. Frick Award
HOF Broadcasting
Updated June 2025
Posted May 2025


DODGERS
Broadcaster
HALL OF FAME
Al Helfer
Broadcaster
2019
Hall of Fame: 2019
The gregarious broadcaster had two stints with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1939-41, 1956-57), partnering with Red Barber, Vin Scully, Connie Desmond and Jerry Doggett. After serving in the military with the U.S. Navy in World War II, Helfer returned to baseball and became nationally known for his "Game of the Day" broadcasts for the Mutual Broadcasting System.