- Named One of the 100 Luminaries in the History of CBS Television
- Honored by International Olympic Committee as a "Pioneer and Standard Bearer"
- Named One of Esquire Magazine's Women We Love
- Pete Rozelle Award, Pro Football Hall of Fame, First Woman Honored
- The Billie, First Woman Awarded "Outstanding Journalist" by Billie Jean King
- Gracie Award, First Woman Sportscaster Honored
- New England Sports Hall of Fame
- AWSM Pioneer Award, First Woman Honored
- Cal-State Fullerton, Best Woman Sportswriter, 1983
