Very sorry to hear about this. I always enjoyed hearing him call games when I lived in Michigan. I will always remember the outcry after his unceremonious firing, which forced the Tigers to bring him back. A class act all the way, Ernie said he would only come back if nobody else lost their job as a result. The Tigers had a very crowded broadcast booth that season. Ernie began his career in the 1940’s, calling games for a minor-league team called the Atlanta Crackers. Looking back now it’s hard to believe that there actually WAS a team called the Atlanta Crackers! Prayers for Mr. Harwell and his family.
Ernie’s voice instantly takes me back to my wonderful childhood in the northern suburbs of Detroit. It’s all over there now...things are really bad in the Detroit metro area.