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Vin Scully to receive lifetime achievement award from LA Sports Council

LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully will receive the "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Los Angeles Sports Council, the latest honor for the Hall of Fame announcer entering his 67th and final season calling Dodgers games in 2016.

Scully will receive the award on Thursday, Feb. 25 at the Beverly Hilton during the 11th annual L.A. Sports Awards.

"I can’t think of a person more deserving of this recognition," said L.A. Sports Council president David Simon in a press release. "Even more remarkable than his longevity is the consistently high quality and integrity his announcing has represented over the years.