 Rifenburg was posthumously inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasters Hall of Fame in September 2007 . He was given the Golden Age Award which is reserved for " those who did it first , the people who had no pattern to follow . " The Hall of Fame award was presented to Rifenburg 's wife , Jane . In her acceptance speech , Jane Rifenburg observed that despite all of her late husband 's achievements , there was one thing he had never received : " He had a great career , but he never had a trophy . And now he has . " 
 Rifenburg was posthumously inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasters Hall of Fame in September 2007 . He was given the Golden Age Award which is reserved for " those <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>who</mark></a>did it first , the people <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a>had no pattern to follow . " The Hall of Fame award was presented to Rifenburg <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>wife , Jane . In her acceptance speech , Jane Rifenburg observed that despite all of her late husband <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>achievements , <a href='dey_it' title='5'><mark>there</mark></a> was one thing he <a href='been_done' title='6'><mark>had</mark></a> never received : " He had a great career , but he never had <a href='None' title='7'><mark>a</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='8'><mark>trophy</mark></a> . And now he <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>has</mark></a> . " 
Rifenburg was posthumously inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasters Hall of Fame in September 2007 . He was given da Golden Age Award which is reserved for " those did it first , the people had no pattern to follow . " The Hall of Fame award was presented to Rifenburg  wife , Jane . In her acceptance speech , Jane Rifenburg observed dat despite all of her late husband  achievements , it was one thing he done never received : " He had a great career , but he never had no trophy . And now he have . "