CBS' Nantz Wins Pro Football's Pete Rozelle Award

Will receive award during the HOF induction weekend in August

By Tim Baysinger -- Broadcasting & Cable, 7/6/2011 4:07:50 PM

CBS play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz will be awarded the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award during August's HOF induction ceremony, it was announced Wednesday.

Nantz is CBS' lead play-by-play broadcaster for both the NFL and NCAA Men's Basketball.

In 2002, Nantz received the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's Curt Gowdy Media Award, becoming its youngest receipient. Nantz joins Dick Enberg and Curt Gowdy as the only broadcasters to be recognized by both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

"It's one of the greatest honors you could ever receive in our industry," said Nantz.  "I'm grateful to the Pro Football Hall of Fame for this recognition and thrilled to be in the company of the past recipients of the Pete Rozelle Award."

Nantz will receive the award on Friday, August 5 during the Enshrinees Dinner, when the 2011 Hall of Fame Class will receive their gold Pro Football Hall of Fame jackets.