On this day in 2005, legendary Padres broadcaster Jerry Coleman was honored by receiving the Ford C. Frick Award. He was truly honored to receive the award and of course his place in Padres and baseball history cannot be overstated. Listening to Padres games today is still not the same without him.
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At that time, Marty Caswell did a great interview with Coleman and talked to him about some of his baseball and career highlights. He talked about some of his favorite players he had covered, with his favorite being of course Tony Gwynn.