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8. Jan. 2012 · Ernie Harwell was born in Washington, Georgia, on January 25, 1918. His father and uncle ran a furniture store that also served as a funeral parlor. As a child, Ernie loved baseball, playing the game as much as possible and listening to it on radio. The local druggist, knowing of young Ernie’s enthusiasm for the sport, encouraged him to broadcast an imaginary Atlanta Crackers game for ...
31. Okt. 2018 · When Ernie Harwell made America very mad. by Dan Holmes on October 31, 2018. José Feliciano performs the U.S. National Anthem before Game Five of the 1968 World Series at Tiger Stadium in Detroit. Ernie Harwell is a beloved figure in Detroit, in the entire state of Michigan for that matter. As well as being respected by baseball fans ...
13. Sept. 2009 · On August 2, 1981, Ernie Harwell was honored with the Ford C. Frick award by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. It’s the highest honor the baseball world can bestow upon an announcer — and Mr. Harwell was the fifth announcer to join the Hall of Fame family. Not surprisingly, Ernie gave […]
4. Mai 2010 · Ernie Harwell and Cliff Dapper met for the first time 54 years after the trade. Cliff Dapper played all 17 of his professional seasons – save one – in the minors. He started with Bellingham Chinooks in 1938 and toiled in the bushes until a late-season call up by the Dodgers in 1942. The catcher performed well in his short stint in the bigs ...
24. Mai 2022 · Harwell’s “firing” was later blamed on executives at WJR, who wrongly assumed that Harwell was too old to handle the rigors of a 162 game MLB season that required 81 games on the road. Never mind that Ernie walked at least five miles every morning and had a mid-section that was quite a bit smaller than that of the radio executives or Bo ...
12. Feb. 2015 · On his eleven years next to Ernie Harwell, Lane said, “Ernie was a true southern gentleman. He was a great sidekick.” They made a great team, with Lane’s sharp wit often leaving Harwell in stitches. Even without the Tiger gig, Lane kept himself very busy. He became a ubiquitous jack-of-all-trades on radio and television. At various times ...
The Ernie Harwell Sports Collection began in 1966 when sportscaster Ernie Harwell made his initial donation. Its holdings include books, team yearbooks, media guides, programs, scorecards and scorebooks, cards, clippings, photographs, audiovisual materials, and artifacts. There is a printed finding aid for the collection available at the reference desk in the Burton Historical Collection, and ...
