Vin Scully said while he is humbled to be among the 21 recipients next week for the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony, the Dodgers’ broadcaster who retired after 67 seasons last month continues to be confused as to why he’s worthy of such recognition.
“I’m deadly serious — when I’ve been given a gift of 67 years of broadcasting, and then have to take a bow, I can’t think it’s something that I actually did, it’s really about the 67 years,” Scully said Wednesday.
“It’s very nice and I deeply appreciate it, but when I heard about it, I said something like, ‘Are you sure you’re calling me?