| Ernie Harwell | ||
 Statue of Ernie Harwell at Comerica Park |
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| Background information | ||
| Date of birth: | January 25, 1918 | |
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| Birth location: | Washington, Georgia, U.S. | |
| Team(s): | Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers | |
| Genre(s): | Play-by-play | |
| Sports: | Major League Baseball | |
William Earnest "Ernie" Harwell (born January 25, 1918 in Washington, Georgia) is a former American sportscaster, known for his long career calling play-by-play of Major League Baseball games. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Washington (originally called Heard's Fort is a city in Wilkes County, Georgia, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA A genre (ˈʒɑːnrə also /ˈdʒɑːnrə/ from French "kind" or "sort" from Latin: genus (stem gener-) is a loose set Play-by-play, in Broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a Sporting event with a Voiceover describing the details of the action Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Washington (originally called Heard's Fort is a city in Wilkes County, Georgia, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A sportscaster, (also sports announcer, sport commentator or sport presenter) is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television Play-by-play, in Broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a Sporting event with a Voiceover describing the details of the action For 55 years, 42 of them with the Detroit Tigers, Harwell called balls, strikes, and home runs on radio and television. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic
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Biography
Early life and career
Ernie Harwell grew up in Atlanta, working in his youth as a paperboy for the Atlanta Georgian; one of his customers was writer Margaret Mitchell. The Atlanta Georgian was a daily afternoon newspaper in Atlanta Georgia. Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell Marsh ( November 8 1900 – August 16 1949) popularly known as Margaret Mitchell was an American After graduating from Emory University (where he helped edit The Emory Wheel), Harwell began his career as a copy editor and sportswriter for the Atlanta Constitution and as a regional correspondent for The Sporting News. Emory University is a Private university located in the metropolitan area of the city of Atlanta and in western unincorporated DeKalb County, The Emory Wheel is the student-run newspaper of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Copy editing (also copy-editing and copyediting) is the editorial work that an editor does to make Formatting changes and improvements to a manuscript Sports journalism is a form of Journalism that reports on Sports topics and events While the sports department within some Newspapers has been The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily Newspaper in Atlanta Georgia, USA and its suburbs. Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports In 1943, he began announcing games for the Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association, after which he served four years in the Marines. The Atlanta Crackers (distinct from the Atlanta Black Crackers) were Minor league baseball teams based in Atlanta Georgia between 1901 and 1965
Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants and Baltimore Orioles
In 1948, Harwell became the only announcer in baseball history to be traded for a player when the Brooklyn Dodgers' general manager, Branch Rickey, traded catcher Cliff Dapper to the Crackers in exchange for breaking Harwell's broadcasting contract. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cleveland Indians over Boston Braves (4-2 All-Star Game The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Wesley Branch Rickey ( December 15 1881 &ndash December 9 1965) was an innovative Major League Baseball executive best known Clifford Roland Dapper (born January 2, 1920 in Los Angeles California) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher who played for (Harwell was brought to Brooklyn to substitute for regular Dodger announcer Red Barber, who was hospitalized with a bleeding ulcer. Walter Lanier "Red" Barber ( February 17, 1908, Columbus Mississippi – October 22, 1992) was an American )
Harwell broadcast for the Dodgers through 1949, the New York Giants from 1950-53 (including his call of Bobby Thomson's "shot heard 'round the world" in the 1951 National League pennant playoff game on NBC television), and the Baltimore Orioles from 1954-59. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-1 All-Star Game The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Philadelphia Phillies (4-0 All-Star Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-2 All-Star Game Robert Brown Thomson (born October 25, 1923 in Glasgow, Scotland) nicknamed The Staten Island Scot, is a Scottish In Baseball, the " Shot Heard 'Round the World " is the term given to the Walk-off home run hit by New York Giants Headline Event of the Year Baseball's Shot Heard 'Round the World gives the New York Giants the National League Pennant in the third game of a best-of-three-games The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball A one-game playoff or pennant playoff is a Tiebreaker in certain professional sports to determine which of two teams tied in the final standings will qualify Major League Baseball on NBC is the De facto name for a weekly presentation of Major League Baseball games televised on the National Broadcasting The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Giants over Cleveland Indians (4-0 All-Star Game Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Chicago White Sox (4-2 Larry Sherry, MVP Early in his career, he also broadcast pro and college football and The Masters golf tournament. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's
Detroit Tigers
In 1960, Harwell became the "voice" of the Tigers, replacing veteran broadcaster Van Patrick. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over New York Yankees (4-3 Bobby Richardson, Van Patrick (1916–1974 was a sports broadcaster, most notably for the Detroit Lions. In a controversial move, Harwell's contract was "non-renewed" by the Tigers and then-flagship station WJR in 1991. WJR (760 AM) is a Radio station in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3 Jack Morris, MVP Harwell worked a part-time schedule for the California Angels in 1992; the following year, popular outcry and a new team owner in Mike Ilitch led to his partial reinstatement on Tigers radio, with Harwell calling innings 1-3 and 7-9 of each game. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Atlanta Braves (4-2 Pat Borders, MVP Michael "Mike" Ilitch, born Michael Iliev or Ilievski on July 20 1929 in Detroit Michigan is an From 1994 to 1998, Harwell called television broadcasts for the Tigers. Headline events of the year As a result of a players' strike the MLB season ends prematurely on August 11, 1994. Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr In 1999, he resumed full-time radio duties with the team, continuing in that role through 2002. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP During spring training of that year, Harwell announced that he would retire at the end of the season; his final broadcast came on September 29, 2002. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Dan Dickerson replaced Harwell as the lead radio voice for the Tigers. Dan Dickerson (born 1958 is an American Sportscaster, best known for his current position as the lead radio Play-by-play voice of Major League Baseball
As a national broadcaster
Nationally, Harwell broadcast two All-Star Games (1958, 1961) and two World Series (1963, 1968) for NBC Radio, numerous ALCS and ALDS series for CBS Radio and ESPN Radio, and the CBS Radio Game of the Week from 1992 to 1997. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Milwaukee Braves (4-3 Bob Turley, MVP Headline Event of the Year Roger Maris hits 61 home runs breaking Babe Ruth 's record For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1963 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Dodgers sweeping the Series in four games The 1968 World Series featured the defending champion St Louis Cardinals against the Detroit Tigers, with the Tigers winning in 7 games for their first championship Major League Baseball on NBC is the De facto name for a weekly presentation of Major League Baseball games televised on the National Broadcasting In Major League Baseball, the American League Division Series ( ALDS) determines which two teams from the American League will advance to the American Major League Baseball on CBS Radio was the De facto title for the CBS Radio Network 's coverage of Major League Baseball. Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio is exclusive play-by-play broadcast presentation of Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio. The Major League Baseball Game of the Week is the De facto title for over-the-air, nationally televised coverage of regular season Major League Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Atlanta Braves (4-2 Pat Borders, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, He also called the 1984 World Series for the Tigers and WJR. The 1984 World Series began on October 9 and ended on October 14.
Post-retirement broadcasting works
Following his retirement, Harwell came back briefly in 2003 to call a Wednesday Night Baseball telecast on ESPN, as part of that network's "Living Legends" series of guest announcers. Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to Wednesday Night Baseball is a live game telecast of Major League Baseball that airs every Wednesday night during the regular season on ESPN and is ESPN Major League Baseball is a promotion of Major League Baseball on ESPN and ESPN2, with simulcasts on ESPNHD or ESPN2HD In 2005, Harwell guested for an inning on the FOX network's coverage of the All-Star Game (which was held in Detroit that year), as well as an inning on the ESPN Radio broadcast. Major League Baseball on FOX or MLB on FOX is a weekly presentation of Major League Baseball games on the Fox television network The 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 76th playing of the midseason exhibition Baseball Game between the all-stars of the American League For Game 3 of the 2006 American League Division Series between the Tigers and New York Yankees, he provided guest commentary on ESPN's telecast for two innings, called an inning of play-by-play on the Tigers' radio flagship WXYT, and guested for an inning on ESPN Radio. The American League Division Series ( ALDS) the opening round of the 2006 American League playoffs began on Tuesday October 3, and ended on The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Harwell also called one inning of Game 1 of the 2006 World Series for WXYT. The 2006 World Series, the 102nd edition of Major League Baseball 's championship series, began on October 21 and ended on October 27, and
Harwell served as a guest color commentator for two Tiger games on FSN Detroit on May 24 and 25, 2007. A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. The 2007 Major League Baseball season was the 107th since the initial co-existence of the American and National Leagues It began on April 1 Harwell worked the telecasts (alongside play-by-play man Mario Impemba) as a substitute for regular analyst Rod Allen, who took the games off to attend his son's high school graduation. Mario Impemba (born March 18, 1963) is a play-by-play announcer for the Detroit Tigers on FSN Detroit. Roderick Bernet "Rod" Allen (born October 5, 1959 in Los Angeles California) is a former professional baseball player and coach (Harwell had filled in for Allen once before, on a 2003 telecast. Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to )
He also appeared as a guest on an ESPN Sunday Night Baseball telecast in Detroit on July 1, 2007. Sunday Night Baseball is the Major League Baseball game of the week that is televised Sunday nights at 8 p "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. The 2007 Major League Baseball season was the 107th since the initial co-existence of the American and National Leagues It began on April 1 His typical sense of humor was on display. He talked about working beside the deep-voiced Paul Carey ("next to him, everyone sounds like a soprano") for 19 years, "which seemed like 30. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. " He then asked Jon Miller and Joe Morgan how long they had worked together. Jon Miller (born October 11, 1951) is an American Sportscaster, known primarily for his broadcasts of Major League Baseball. Joe Leonard Morgan (born September 19, 1943 in Bonham Texas) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman who was inducted into "19 years. " Harwell grinned at both of them, "Uh-huh, uh-huh. "
Harwell currently does occasional vignettes (small video clips) on the history of baseball for FSN Detroit's highlight program Detroit Tigers Weekly.
Broadcasting style
He is known for his low-key delivery, southern accent (Detroit "Ti-guhs"), and conversational style, which included:
- Pausing periodically to allow the sounds of the ballpark to be heard.
- Frequently referring to the location of Tiger Stadium: "the corner of Michigan and Trumbull," or simply "the corner". Tiger Stadium (formerly Navin Field then Briggs Stadium is a Stadium located in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan.
- Following up foul balls into the crowd with, "That one was caught by a fan from _____ ," and inserting the name of a nearby town or city. Before ticketing was computerized, blocks of tickets were shipped to retailers in certain cities. Harwell reportedly knew in some cases which city a particular ticket was originally sold in. As the tickets were available electronically, Harwell would simply choose whatever city struck his fancy. (Unless listeners realized that this was a jocular invention by Harwell, the catch-phrase could leave them wondering how Harwell "knew" where particular fans hailed from. )
- After a double play, "It's two for the price of one for the Tigers. "
- Exclaiming on a called third strike, "He stood there like the house by the side of the road and watched that one go by. " (This was an allusion to a poem by Sam Walter Foss. Sam Walter Foss ( June 19, 1858 - February 26, 1911) was a librarian and Poet whose works included The House by the Side of )
- Also exclaiming on a called third strike, "He's out for excessive window shopping; looked at one too many. "
- Describing a home run, "That ball is looooong gone!"
- Using the phrase "And the bases are loaded with Tigers" when Detroit had runners on all bases.
- Exclaiming "The Tigers need instant runs" when Detroit had fallen behind by more than two or three runs.
- Describing a controversial ball/strike call, "And there's a strike on the outside edge, Mr. _____ (surname of umpire) said so. "
- Beginning the first spring training broadcast of each season with a reading from Song of Solomon 2:12: "For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle(dove) is heard in our land. In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the Regular season. "
- Describing a swinging strikeout, "He took his cut, and now he takes his seat. "
- On a Tiger manager's decision to allow the pitcher to work himself out of a jam: "He has decided to ride the rapids with the incumbent. "
- When an opposing team was starting a rally, he would customize, e. g. : "The Blue Jays are flapping their wings a little. . . The Mariners are marinating. . . The Rangers are ranging all over the place. . . "
- Referring to some teams by their city names, e. g. "The Bostons" for the Red Sox, "The Clevelands" for the Indians, etc.
Notable calls
| “ | It's gone! - Harwell's recollection of his call of the "Shot Heard 'Round the World", the home run by Bobby Thomson that won the NL pennant for the New York Giants on October 3, 1951. In Baseball, the " Shot Heard 'Round the World " is the term given to the Walk-off home run hit by New York Giants Robert Brown Thomson (born October 25, 1923 in Glasgow, Scotland) nicknamed The Staten Island Scot, is a Scottish Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The NBC TV broadcast on which Harwell made the call was not preserved or recorded for posterity. | ” |
| “ | Here's the set by Segui, the pitch. Diego Seguí (born August 17, 1937 in Holguín, Cuba) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball. . . swung on, a drive to left! That'll be the ball game! It's over the head of Gosger! McLain wins his thirtieth, here comes Stanley, he'll score. James Charles Gosger (born November 6, 1942 in Port Huron Michigan) is a former utility Outfielder in Major League Baseball Dennis Dale "Denny" McLain (born March 29, 1944, in Chicago Illinois) is a former American professional Baseball player Mitchell Jack "Mickey" Stanley (born July 20, 1942 in Grand Rapids Michigan) was a Baseball player for the Detroit Tigers . . Willie Horton hits a single and the ball game is over, and the Tigers win it 5-4. Willie Wattison Horton (born October 18 1942 in Arno Virginia) is a former Left fielder and Designated . . Denny McLain is one of the first out of the dugout, racing out, and Horton is mobbed as the Tigers come from behind, and McLain has his thirtieth victory of the 1968 season! - Calling the final out on September 14, 1968. Dennis Dale "Denny" McLain (born March 29, 1944, in Chicago Illinois) is a former American professional Baseball player Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 30th win of the year for Denny McLain, the first such feat for a major league pitcher since Dizzy Dean in 1934. Dennis Dale "Denny" McLain (born March 29, 1944, in Chicago Illinois) is a former American professional Baseball player Jerome Hanna "Dizzy" Dean ( January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974) was an American Pitcher in Major League Baseball | ” |
| “ | This big crowd here ready to break loose. Three men on, two men out. Game tied, 1-1, in the ninth inning. McDaniel checking his sign with Jake Gibbs. Lyndall Dale McDaniel (born December 13, 1935 in Hollis Oklahoma) is a former right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball Jerry Dean (Jake Gibbs (born November 7, 1938 in Grenada, Mississippi) is a former Major League Baseball player who played for The tall right-hander ready to go to work again, and the windup, and the pitch. . . He swings, a line shot, base hit, right field, the Tigers win it! Here comes Kaline to score and it's all over! Don Wert singles, the Tigers mob Don, Kaline has scored. Albert William "Al" Kaline, also known as Mr Tiger, (ˈkʰeɪˌlaɪn born December 19, 1934 in Baltimore Maryland) is a former Donald Ralph Wert (born July 29 1938 in Strasburg Pennsylvania) nicknamed " Coyote " is a former Third baseman in . . The fans are streaming on the field. . . And the Tigers have won their first pennant since nineteen hundred and forty-five! Let's listen to the bedlam here at Tiger Stadium! - Calling Don Wert's game winning single to give the Tigers the American League pennant on September 17, 1968. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. | ” |
| “ | Gibson has tied the record of Sandy Koufax, 15 strikeouts in a single World Series game. Pack Robert "Bob" Gibson (born November 9, 1935 in Omaha Nebraska) is a former right-handed Baseball Pitcher for the Sanford Koufax (ˈkoʊfæks (born Sanford Braun, on December 30, 1935) is an American Left-handed former Pitcher in Trying for number 16 right now against Cash to break the record. Norman Dalton Cash ( November 10 1934 - October 11 1986) was an American First baseman in Major League Baseball He takes his set position, he delivers, here's the pitch. . . Swing and a miss, he did it! - Calling St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson's record-setting 16th strikeout against the Tigers in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Pack Robert "Bob" Gibson (born November 9, 1935 in Omaha Nebraska) is a former right-handed Baseball Pitcher for the The 1968 World Series featured the defending champion St Louis Cardinals against the Detroit Tigers, with the Tigers winning in 7 games for their first championship (Audio) | ” |
| “ | Here comes Herndon, he's got it! And the Tigers are the champions of 1984! - Calling the last out in Game 5 of the 1984 World Series. Larry Darnell Herndon (born November 3, 1953 in Sunflower Mississippi) is an American former Major League Baseball player for The 1984 World Series began on October 9 and ended on October 14. | ” |
| “ | Peña digging in, waiting, here's the set, the pitch. Carlos Felipe Peña (born May 17, 1978 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a left-handed First baseman for the . . Swing and a miss! And the Toronto Blue Jays win it, the final game of 2002. The final score: the Blue Jays 1, and the Tigers nothing. - Harwell calling the last out in his final game broadcast on September 29, 2002. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. | ” |
Awards and non-broadcast activities
Harwell was honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981 as the fifth broadcaster to receive its Ford C. Frick Award. The Ford C Frick Award is an award bestowed annually by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in the United States to a Broadcaster for "major contributions He was elected to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 1989, the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame in 1989, and the Radio Hall of Fame in 1998, among many other honors. The Michigan Sports Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame to honor Michigan sports people The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, or NSSA, is an American organization of sports media members History The National Radio Hall of Fame and Museum, located in the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago Illinois, is a Museum dedicated In 2001, Harwell was the recipient of the prestigious Ty Tyson Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting, awarded by the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association. The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame inducted Harwell in 2008. The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame is located in Macon Georgia. It is the largest state Sports Hall of fame in America at.
Harwell's 1955 essay "The Game for All America", originally published in The Sporting News and reprinted numerous times, is considered a classic of baseball literature. He has also authored several books, and pens an occasional column for the Detroit Free Press. The Detroit Free Press is the largest daily Newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Harwell also wrote popular music. His first recorded song was "Upside Down" on the Something Stupid album by Homer and Jethro in the mid-1960s. Homer and Jethro were an American Country music team with a long career from the 1940s through the 1960s sometimes known as "the thinking man's hillbillies In the liner notes of the album, it says: "Detroit Tiger baseball announcer wrote this one, and we think it's a fine observation of the world today, as seen from the press box at Tiger Stadium. We were up there with Ernie one day and from there the world looks upside down. In fact, the Mets were on top in the National League. " All told, 66 songs written by Ernie Harwell have been recorded by various artists. "Needless to say, I have more no-hitters than Nolan Ryan. " --Ernie Harwell in article published May 31, 2005 in the Detroit Free Press
Harwell made a cameo appearance in the 1994 film Cobb and in the made-for-television movies Aunt Mary (1979), Tiger Town (1983), and Cooperstown (1993). A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as Cobb is a 1994 baseball film starring Tommy Lee Jones as the legendary baseball player Ty Cobb. Tiger Town is a 1983 Made-for-TV movie produced for the Disney Channel, the first produced for the channel His voice can be briefly heard in the films Paper Lion (1968) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and in the TV movie The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2004). Paper Lion, published in 1966, is a non-fiction book by prominent American writer George Plimpton. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 Comedy-drama film directed by Miloš Forman. In his first novel Mitch Albom recounts the life and death of a simple yet dignified old man Eddie Harwell appeared as an interview subject in the 1998 documentary film The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg and has contributed to numerous other baseball-themed documentaries and retrospectives over the years. The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1999 is a Documentary film directed produced and written by Aviva Kempner about Hall of Fame first
Harwell currently serves as a spokesman for Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Michigan. Blue Cross redirects here For other uses see Blue Cross (disambiguation The Blue Cross Blue Shield His contract with the organization, which began in 2003, runs for ten years with an option for another ten. If Harwell fulfills the entire contract (by which time he will be 95 years old), Blue Cross has pledged to extend it for yet another decade.
A devout Christian, Harwell has long been involved with the Baseball Chapel, an evangelistic organization for professional ballplayers. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Evangelism is the Christian practice of proselytisation. The intention of most evangelism is to effect Eternal salvation to those who do not follow the
In 2004, the Detroit Public Library dedicated a room to Ernie Harwell and his wife, Lulu, which will house Harwell's collection of baseball memorabilia valued at over two million dollars. The Detroit Public Library is the largest Library system in Michigan.
Harwell currently lives at Fox Run, an Erickson Retirement Community in Novi, Michigan. John C Erickson is the founder of Erickson Retirement Communities the Erickson Tribune NorthBay Adventure and Retirement Living TV. Novi is a city in Oakland County of the US state of Michigan. Now age 90, he still exercises regularly, including sit-ups, using a treadmill, and lifting weights.
On April 26th, 2008 Harwell was presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from The University of Michigan at their Spring Commencement ceremony. The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research
One week later, on May 3rd 2008, he was presented with another Honorary Degree of Laws this time from Wayne State University. Wayne State University is located in Detroit, Michigan, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center.
Books by Ernie Harwell
- (1985). Tuned to Baseball. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 0912083107
- (1993). Ernie Harwell's Diamond Gems, edited by Geoff Upward. Ann Arbor, MI: Momentum Books. ISBN 0961872675
- (1995). The Babe Signed My Shoe: Baseball As It Was – And Will Always Be, edited by Geoff Upward. South Bend, IN: Diamond Communications. ISBN 0912083727
- (2001). Stories from My Life in Baseball. Detroit, MI: Detroit Free Press. ISBN 0937247359
- (2002). Ernie Harwell: My 60 Years in Baseball, with Tom Keegan. Tom Keegan is an American sportswriter and author who currently is sports editor at the Lawrence Journal-World in Lawrence Kansas. Chicago, IL: Triumph Books. ISBN 1572434511
- (2004). Life After Baseball. Detroit, MI: Detroit Free Press. ISBN 0937247456
- (2006). Ernie Harwell's Audio Scrapbook, by Ernie Harwell and Bob Harris. Bob Harris, (born 1942 known as "The Voice of the Blue Devils " is hall of fame-inducted Play-by-play announcer for Duke University men's Grosse Pointe, MI: AudioBook Publishing. ISBN 0979212006
- (2007). Breaking 90. Detroit, MI: Detroit Free Press. ISBN 0937247774
External links
- Baseball Hall of Fame - Frick Award recipient
- Ernie Harwell at the Radio Hall of Fame
- Baseball Bids Farewell to Voice of the Tigers
- Harwells to receive honor from library
- Detroit News career article
- Salon.com tribute
- NPR Feature
- Ernie Harwell Online Exhibit from Detroit Public Library. History The National Radio Hall of Fame and Museum, located in the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago Illinois, is a Museum dedicated The Detroit Public Library is the largest Library system in Michigan.
- Ernie Harwell's Audio Scrapbook
- Forever young
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