Dave Van Horne Gets Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award for Broadcasters

by Marc Lancaster

Filed under: Marlins, Nationals, MLB Hall of Fame

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Dave Van Horne, who has spent the last 42 years calling Montreal Expos and Florida Marlins games, was named the 2011 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award by the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Van Horne was an Expos radio and television announcer from their inaugural 1969 season until he moved to Florida for the 2001 season. The Marlins were the opponent for the Expos' final game in Montreal in 2004, giving Van Horne the opportunity to call the first and last games for the franchise there.

"Dave Van Horne introduced Major League Baseball to English-speaking fans in Montreal, and his voice became the standard for two generations of Expos fans," Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson said in a statement. "Since 2001, Dave has energized Marlins fans in South Florida with his infectious love for the game, his excitable play-by-play, and his signature 'Up, Up and Away' home run calls. We are thrilled to announce Dave Van Horne as the 2011 Frick Award winner."

Van Horne will be honored at next summer's Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Cooperstown, N.Y., along with J.G. Taylor Spink Award winner Bill Conlin, veterans' committee selection Pat Gillick and any former players voted in by the Baseball Writers' Association of America's panel in January.

Jon Miller was last year's Frick Award recipient.

 

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