Hall of Fame

Bud Greenspan was a filmmaker, writer and producer who documented every Olympic Games from 1984 to 2010. Born in New York, New York, Greenspan was one of four children and grew up in Manhattan. He attended New York University and worked at WMGM Radio before serving as an Army intelligence officer in World War II. After returning from war, Greenspan returned to the radio station and became its sports director. His first film was a 15-minute documentary on U.S. Olympic weightlifter John Davis, whom he met at while working as an extra in the Metropolitan Opera chorus. Greenspan would go on to have a long and prolific career in filmmaking, forming a production company and winning eight Emmy Awards over 60 years. He also authored several books, including “100 Greatest Moments in Olympic History” in 1995 and “Frozen in Time: The Greatest Moments at the Winter Olympics” in 1997.