Ernie Harwell

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Ernie Harwell was a beloved American sportscaster best known as the longtime radio voice of the Detroit Tigers and one of baseball’s most iconic broadcasters.

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Ernie Harwell canonical 2

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instanceOf baseball broadcaster ⓘ
human ⓘ
sportscaster ⓘ
almaMater Emory University ⓘ
awardReceived Ford C. Frick Award ⓘ
Peabody Award ⓘ
birthDate 1918-01-25 ⓘ
birthPlace Washington, Georgia, United States ⓘ
linked to: Washington, Georgia
causeOfDeath bile duct cancer ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 2010-05-04 ⓘ
earlyCareer sportswriter for The Atlanta Constitution ⓘ
employer Baltimore Orioles ⓘ
Brooklyn Dodgers ⓘ
linked to: Brooklyn Superbas

Detroit Tigers ⓘ
New York Giants (MLB) ⓘ
fieldOfWork sports journalism ⓘ
fullName William Earnest Harwell ⓘ
genre play-by-play commentary ⓘ
sports broadcasting ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction National Baseball Hall of Fame ⓘ
honor press box at Comerica Park named in his honor ⓘ
statue at Comerica Park ⓘ
inductedInto Georgia Sports Hall of Fame ⓘ
Michigan Sports Hall of Fame ⓘ
National Radio Hall of Fame ⓘ
knownFor radio voice of the Detroit Tigers ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mediaType radio ⓘ
television ⓘ
militaryService United States Marine Corps ⓘ
nickname Ernie Harwell ⓘ
notableFor distinctive, poetic play-by-play style ⓘ
notableQuote “Looooong gone!” ⓘ
notableWork Detroit Tigers radio broadcasts ⓘ
numberOfChildren 4 ⓘ
occupation radio broadcaster ⓘ
sportscaster ⓘ
television broadcaster ⓘ
religion Baptist ⓘ
residence Detroit, Michigan, United States ⓘ
Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States ⓘ
sport baseball ⓘ
spouse Lulu Harwell ⓘ
workPeriod 1940s–2000s ⓘ
wrote Baseball memoirs and essays ⓘ

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Ernie Harwell → nickname → Ernie Harwell ⓘ