- Recipient of the Pete Rozelle Award (which rewards exceptional longtime contributions to radio and TV in pro football) in 1992.
- American sportscaster: New York (football) Giants, NCAA college football, professional bowlers tour, professional boxing, horse racing, professional golf, and NBA basketball.
- Olympic Games broadcaster (including anchorman): Squaw Valley, Grenoble, Mexico City, Munich, Montreal, Lake Placid, Los Angeles and Calgary.
- Involved in Indian affairs since 1974. A local Miami Indian tribe made him an honorary Chieftan naming him "Mo-Nu" which means one liked by everyone.
- Buried at St. John's United Church of Christ Cemetery located in Bippus, Huntington County, Indiana.
- Inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame in 1996.
- The PBA Player of the Year award is named after him.
- He was the prime time anchor for ABC Sports' coverage of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Due to the time difference, he was asleep when the hostage crisis began. Jim McKay came on the air and hosted the coverage of the incident for ABC.
- Inducted into the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame in 1976, in the Meritorious Service category.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 495-497. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
- He has three children: Christina, Ted and John.
- Wife Fran was a former June Taylor dancer.
- Earned a pre-med degree at Purdue University.
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