# Bob Costas Backs Hall of Fame Push for Deaf Baseball Pioneer

> Bob Costas joins campaign to honor William 'Dummy' Hoy, deaf baseball pioneer, 124 years after his final MLB game.
- Title: Bob Costas Backs Hall of Fame Push for Deaf Baseball Pioneer
- Summary: Bob Costas joins campaign to honor William 'Dummy' Hoy, deaf baseball pioneer, 124 years after his final MLB game. William 'Dummy' Hoy, a deaf baseball…
- Keywords: william dummy hoy, bob costas, hall of fame, deaf baseball, cooperstown, sign for hoy, maggie ekberg, albert pujols, troy kotsur, nyle di marco, classic baseball era committee, class of 2028
- Source: Complex — https://complex.com/sports/a/maggie-ekberg/bob-costas-dummy-hoy-hall-of-fame
- Published: 2026-10-21T22:46:11.818+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: william dummy hoy, bob costas, hall of fame, deaf baseball, cooperstown, sign for hoy, maggie ekberg, albert pujols, troy kotsur, nyle di marco, classic baseball era committee, class of 2028
## Dummy Hoy's Legacy
William 'Dummy' Hoy helped change baseball communication with hand signals 124 years after his final MLB game.

> i've spent a good portion of my career telling baseball stories
## Hoy's Baseball Stats
Hoy recorded 2,048 hits and 596 stolen bases across 14 seasons while popularizing visual signals.
## Costas Endorses Campaign
Bob Costas narrates Hoy: The Hands That Shaped the Game documentary supporting Hoy's Hall of Fame push.

> this is one that deserves to be more widely known
## Campaign Supporters
Albert Pujols, Troy Kotsur, and Nyle DiMarco back Sign for Hoy's Hall of Fame campaign.
## Petition Goal
Sign for Hoy aims to collect one million petition signatures before the Classic Baseball Era Committee votes in 2027.
## Hall of Fame Timeline
Hoy must make the eight-person ballot for the Class of 2028 after the committee votes in December 2027.
## Key takeaway

William 'Dummy' Hoy, a deaf baseball pioneer with 2,048 hits and 596 stolen bases, is seeking Hall of Fame induction after 124 years.