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Late 'voice' of Kentucky athletics, Cawood Ledford, voted into NSMA Hall of Fame

Cawood Ledford, the late "voice" of Kentucky athletics, has been voted into the National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame, the association announced Monday.

Ledford, who died in 2001, spent 39 years calling UK basketball and football games. He even called several Kentucky Derbys, winning three Eclipse Awards for his coverage of thoroughbred racing. He was tabbed Kentucky Sportscaster of the Year 22 times, according to the UK Athletics Hall of Fame.

The 2020 Hall of Fame class will be celebrated on June 29.