- Received his bachelor's degree in broadcasting from Central Michigan University (CMU) in Mount Pleasant, Michigan (1957). He later received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the university (1980).
- Recipient of the Pete Rozelle Award (which rewards exceptional longtime contributions to radio and television in professional football). (1999)
- Sports broadcaster for NBC Sports (1975-2000).
- After every California Angels victory, Enberg would say "And the halo shines tonight.".
- Ranked #10 by the American Sportscasters Association in its list of the Top 50 Sportscasters of All-Time. (January 2009)
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6746 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 24, 1998.
- Father of two sons and a daughter from his first marriage: Alexander Enberg, Andrew Enberg and Jennifer Enberg (who passed away from ovarian cancer on May 27, 2015 at age 52).
- Father of a son and two daughters from his second marriage: Ted Enberg, Nicole Enberg Vaz, and Emily Packer.
- Third year calling play-by-play for CBS Sports' coverage of NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. (2002)
- He lost a brother, a sister, and a daughter to cancer (the former to pancreatic cancer and the latter two from ovarian cancer). He nearly lost his son Alexander to a brain hemorrhage/stroke in May 2013.
- Recipient of the Curt Gowdy Award (award to members of the electronic and print and media for outstanding contributions to basketball). (1995)
- Received his master's and doctorate degrees in health sciences from Indiana University Bloomington. He later received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the university (2002). Is a member of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.
- Inducted into the West Coast Boxing Hall of Fame (2017).
- Inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame on December 31, 2011.
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