In 2016, he received the Gabriel Personal Achievement Award from the Catholic Academy of Communication Professionals.
Vin Scully, legendary Dodgers announcer and lifelong Catholic, dies at 94
Film hopes to push Gil Hodges’ Hall of Fame bid across finish line
A new film, “Soul of a Champion: The Gil Hodges Story,” made its debut Nov. 8, mere weeks before the Hall of Fame’s “Golden Days Era” committee considers the on- and off-field attributes of Hodges and a fistful of other players from the post-World War II years.