Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on. respect
Keep your temper. A decision made in anger is never sound. anger
Ford Frick Sportswriter
- Gender: Male
- Citizenship: United States
- Born: Dec 19, 1894
- Died: Apr 8, 1978
Ford Christopher Frick was an American sportswriter and baseball executive. After working as a teacher and as a sportswriter for the New York American, he served as public relations director of the National League, then as the league's president from 1934 to 1951. He was the third Commissioner of Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1965.
While Frick was NL president, he had a major role in the establishment of the Baseball Hall of Fame as a museum that honors the best players in baseball history. He extinguished threats of a player strike in response to the racial integration of the major leagues. During Frick's term as commissioner, expansion occurred and MLB faced the threat of having its antitrust exemption revoked by Congress. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970. The Ford C. Frick Award recognizes outstanding MLB broadcasters.