The former Mexican announcer will receive the Ralph Hay Pioneer Award in recognition of his role as a pioneer of American football in the Spanish language.
The former Mexican announcer, Fernando Von Rossumwill be awarded this summer by the Pro Football Hall of Fame with the Ralph Hay Pioneer Award being considered the “most important and influential Spanish-speaking announcer of the games of the National Football League“.
Through its official site, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced that the native of Monterrey, Nuevo León will receive one of the most important distinctions awarded by the important organization.
Fernando boasts a career spanning more than 50 years and many Mexican fans of the NFL They consider him one of the most important voices in the sport.
The Professional American Football Hall of Fame, in Canton, Ohio, will honor the Mexican Fernando Von Rossum on August 2. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar
“The selection of Fernando as winner of Ralph Hay Pioneer Award It couldn’t be more appropriate. “He is the true definition of a pioneer: someone who went where no one had gone before,” he noted. Jim Porterpresident of Pro Football Hall of Fame. “He took a game that was totally unknown to the majority of its television audience and helped build the presence of the National Football League in Mexico to the point that international games became part of the country’s sporting landscape. “This is a well-deserved honor earned through decades of dedication to the game and its fans.”
Regarding being selected to receive the Ralph Hay Pioneer Award, By Rossum He said he was very excited and assured that it is a great honor to be part of the history of American football.
“It surprises me. I live by words, but they escape me at the moment. I was once in Cantonafter a transmission in Cleveland. It was amazing to feel the history inside the Hall of Fame“, said Fernando.
The Ralph Hay Pioneer Award is presented in recognition of “significant innovative contributions to professional football.” This year, the Hall of Fame is proud to announce Spanish-language announcer Fernando Von Rossum as the winner!
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He Pro Football Hall of Fame will deliver the Ralph Hay Pioneer Award a Fernando Von Rossum on August 2 as part of the program Enshrinees’ Gold Jacket Dinner.
According to the official site of the Pro Football Hall of Famehe Ralph Hay Pioneer Award It is awarded in recognition of “significant innovative contributions to professional American football.”
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