Halsey Hall (May 23 1898 – December 30, 1977) was a
sports reporter and announcer in the Minneapolis-St. Paul
area from the 1920s to 1970s.
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. Hall worked for several newspapers in the Twin Cities
area, including the
Minneapolis
Tribune, the
Saint Paul
Pioneer Press and the
Minneapolis
Star. He later did radio broadcasts for the
Minneapolis Millers,
Minnesota Golden Gophers
football and the
Minnesota
Twins.
Hall originated "Holy cow!" as a home run call on WCCO radio
long before Harry Caray
used it.
Further reading
- Thornley, S. (1991), Holy Cow! the Life and Times of Halsey
Hall, Nodin Press, ISBN 0-931714-43-5
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