Longtime Tigers announcer honored for distinguished career in broadcasting.
IRVING, Texas -- The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today that LSU play-by-play announcer Jim Hawthorne will be the 2015 recipient of the NFF Chris Schenkel Award. Presented annually since 1996, the award recognizes individuals who have had long, distinguished careers broadcasting college football with direct ties to a specific university.
“Jim Hawthorne has had an exceptional broadcasting career with the Tigers, spanning more than thirty years, and during that time, his voice has become synonymous with one of the greatest college football traditions in the country,” said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell.