Halsey Hall

Background

The son of reporter Smith B. Hall and actress Mary Hall, he entered journalism in November 1919 after being discharged from the United States Navy.

Career

Hall worked for several newspapers in the Twin Cities area, including the Minneapolis Tribune, the Minneapolis Star, and the Saint Paul Pioneer Press. He later did radio broadcasts for Minneapolis Millers and Minnesota Twins baseball and Minnesota Golden Gophers football. Hall originated "Holy cow!" as a home run call on Washburn Crosby Company radio long before Harry Caray used lieutenant

The Halsey Hall Chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, maintains a biographical sketch of Halsey Hall at.

Achievements

• Hall"s great-uncle, Harlan P. Hall, was a co-founder of the Pioneer Press.