Bryan Hall (born August 19, 1934) nicknamed " Hallsy ", is a Canadian radio and television personality and retired radio play-by-play broadcaster for the Edmonton Eskimos on 630 CHED in Edmonton, Alberta .
13-614: Bryan Hall may refer to: Bryan Hall (sportscaster) (born 1934), Canadian radio presenter Bryan Hall (gridiron football) (born 1988), American football linebacker Bryan Hall (Gainesville, Florida) , a historic building in Gainesville, Florida, United States Bryan Hall (Washington State University) , a historic building in Pullman, Washington, United States See also [ edit ] Brian Hall (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
26-548: A de-centralized model, which does not include a main museum building. Once during every CFL season, the Hall sponsors the induction ceremony of former players. Included in the "Hall of Fame Weekend" is a regular season game, usually (but not always) affiliated with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats . Traditionally, the inducted players will come to the Hall and make an acceptance speech in front of the building where their newly sculpted bust
39-462: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bryan Hall (sportscaster) Hall was born on August 19, 1934 in Toronto , Ontario . His father was a lawyer, who died when Hall was 9, and his mother a nurse. Hall got his first broadcasting job at the age of 19, after moving to Edmonton , at CKUA where he did news, a jazz show, and sports. At
52-520: Is unveiled. A player must be retired from the game for at least three years before being eligible for consideration. A Hall of Fame voting committee is composed of sports writers, selected CFL executives and inducted members. The Canadian Football Hall of Fame officially opened on November 28, 1972. Originally located in downtown Hamilton , it moved to Tim Hortons Field, home of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, in 2016. The Canadian Football Hall of Fame
65-604: The Edmonton Oilers , Edmonton Oil Kings , and Edmonton Flyers . The media centre, The Bryan Hall Media Centre, in Commonwealth Stadium was named after Hall when he retired in 2009. Though retired from doing play-by-play, Hall continued to appear daily CHED's morning show until 2023, when he transitioned to an ambassador role. Hall is also known for doing radio advertisements on CHED for local Christenson Developments, Crosstown Motors , and Lay-z-boy Furniture He
78-466: The CFL, Canadian university football and Canadian junior football history. The Hall previously had a main feature in the central portion of the museum where the metal busts of inducted members were displayed prior to the physical building being closed. There were also featured displays that highlight each CFL team's history, and an interactive field goal kicking exhibit. The CFHOF is currently changing to
91-576: The first open-line sports talk radio show in Edmonton. In the decade of the '70s, Hall worked as a racetrack announcer at Edmonton Northlands Park calling over 10,000 thoroughbred races. When CJCA ceased broadcasting operations in 1993, Hall moved back to CHED to take up the position of sports director – continuing to do play-by-play of Edmonton Eskimos games until 2009. After 45 years of play-by-play for Edmonton Eskimos games, Hall retired in 2009. During his play-by-play career, he also did play-by-play for
104-571: The museum moved from the City of Hamilton to the CFL. The old Canadian Football Hall of Fame building was easily identified by the slightly-larger-than-life metal sculpture Touchdown , featuring a successful receiver being tackled. The sculpture has since been moved to Tim Hortons Field Gate 3. Tim Hortons Field also has 3 display areas – the Grey Cup display at Gate 3, the Media Hall of Fame Wing in
117-499: The press box area, and the main display area in the premium level concourse. The main display area will feature all 296 busts (as of March 2018) and rotating displays of various artifacts. The displays are accessible during Hamilton Tiger-Cats home games (club-level display open to all ticket holders 15 minutes after the end of the game), as well as Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings to the public at no charge. The CFHOF also has travelling displays for different CFL team home fields,
130-455: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bryan Hall . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bryan_Hall&oldid=905949178 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
143-540: The suggestion of a columnist for the Edmonton Journal , Hall also took up a vacant sportscaster job at CHED , which he held from 1955 to 1962. In 1962, Hall moved to Toronto to take up a job covering sports with CHUM , but moved back to Edmonton 3 years later, this time, back to CJCA, where he did play-by-play for the CFL 's Edmonton Eskimos with the network from 1965 to 1993. During his time with CJCA, he also pioneered
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#1732855140858156-530: Was awarded to the City of Hamilton in June 1963 following the invitation of Mayor Lloyd Douglas Jackson. The Hamilton Parks Board offered a space near Civic Stadium . Ivan Miller, former sports editor of The Hamilton Spectator , was named the first curator. Soon after, the Board of Education purchased the land and building. The Hall moved to its new location in 1972 and closed on September 19, 2015. In 2015, responsibility for
169-696: Was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1989, and the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. Canadian Football Hall of Fame The Canadian Football Hall of Fame ( CFHOF ) is a not-for-profit corporation, located in Hamilton, Ontario , that celebrates achievements in Canadian football . It is maintained by the Canadian Football League (CFL). It includes displays about
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