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Ernie Harwell

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American sportscaster (1918-2010)

United StatesJournalistsLived 1918 to 2010 · aged 92
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William Earnest Harwell was an American sportscaster, known for his long career calling play-by-play of Major League Baseball games. For 55 seasons, 42 of them with the Detroit Tigers, Harwell broadcast the action on radio and/or television.

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Harwell gets a prolonged standing ovation during his last game in Detroit during the 1991 seasonHarwell gets a prolonged standing ovation during his last game in Detroit during the 1991 seasonHarwell in 2006.Harwell in 2006.Ernie Harwell commemorative patch worn by the Tigers in 2010.Ernie Harwell commemorative patch worn by the Tigers in 2010.

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William Earnest Harwell was an American sportscaster, known for his long career calling play-by-play of Major League Baseball games. For 55 seasons, 42 of them with the Detroit Tigers, Harwell broadcast the action on radio and/or television. In January 2009, the American Sportscasters Association ranked him 16th on its list of Top 50 Sportscasters of All Time.

Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1918 to 2010 · aged 92
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