NEW YORK – LSU’s long-time “Voice of the Tigers” Jim Hawthorne said Tuesday morning about listening to LSU games as a child with no idea he would spend 30-plus years calling Tiger football games.
Hawthorne spoke at the press conference for award winners that would be honored Tuesday evening at the 58th-annual National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame Banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria.
Hawthorne will receive the Chris Schenkel Award which recognizes individuals who have had long, distinguished careers broadcasting college football with direct ties to a specific university.
“As a youngster growing up in the state of Louisiana back in the 1950s, listening to LSU football on the radio every Saturday night was one of the highlights of the week for me,” Hawthorne said.