COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – The large crowd rose to its feet as Brandy Halladay, wiping tears from each cheek, stepped to the podium.

Roy Halladay’s wife had the unenviable task of making the speech for her late husband and she had plenty of support, helping her deliver the most emotional moments of the memorable day at Clark Sports Center.

“This is not my speech to give,” she said as her husband was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, along with Mariano Rivera, Harold Baines, Lee Smith, Mike Mussina and Edgar Martinez. “I’m going to do the best I can to say the things I believe Roy might have said or would’ve wanted to say if he was here today.”

She thrived, displaying the kind of poise under pressure her husband often showed on the mound. He died Nov. 7, 2017 when the plane he was piloting crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Clearwater, Fla., leaving behind sons Braden and Ryan for Brandy to raise.

“The amount of support that we have received over the last six months, the friends we have made, it’s absolutely amazing,” she said. “A special thanks to all these [elected Hall of Famers] behind me I can’t look at, because I’ll cry again. I can’t tell you how many hugs I’ve gotten. To all of your families who have extended so much love and friendship to myself and my children, I’m so grateful.

“Anybody who thinks baseball truly isn’t a family has never been involved in baseball.”

In the post-ceremony press conference, she added: “I think I might be the luckiest person on the planet, because the men that I have been around this week are literally the most genuine, kind, supportive, loving affectionate people.”

Roy Halladay made it into Cooperstown his first year on the ballot, receiving 85.4 percent of the votes from the 425 members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. He was a two-time Cy Young winner who pitched a perfect game, the second playoff no-hitter ever and was selected to eight All-Star games. After a poor start to his career with the Blue Jays, Halladay reinvented himself by lowering his arm angle.

Over 16 seasons, he went 203-105, with a 3.38 lifetime ERA and tossed 67 complete games.

Brandy thanked both teams Roy played for, the Blue Jays (1998-2009) and Phillies (2010-13), for sticking by him in tough times. The Blue Jays retired his No. 32 jersey, while his No. 34 with the Phillies hasn’t been worn since his passing. He goes into the Hall with a blank hat. She knows he would’ve wanted it that way, because of how much he enjoyed playing for both organizations. The teams thanked the family for that decision, which validated it.

“Evidence of their love for us and our love for them as well was shown all week as they came together as one to celebrate Roy, and that means the world to me,” she said.

Brandy ended her breathtaking speech by asking people to remember her husband for the person he was, not just the player. A generous, kind soul, a loving husband and doting father, who was also a wonderful baseball player.

“I think that Roy would want everyone to know that people are not perfect,” she said. “We are all imperfect and flawed in one way or another. We all struggle, but with hard work, humility and dedication, imperfect people can still have perfect moments.”