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Updated: May 4, 2010, 8:34 PM ET
Harwell dies after cancer battle
ESPN.com news services
Longtime Detroit Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell died Tuesday after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 92.
For generations, famed broadcaster Ernie Harwell made listening to the Detroit Tigers an almost spiritual happening. As he dealt with cancer, ESPN.com's Liz Merrill watched as Harwell's own spirituality provided peace and comfort as his friends and fans said their goodbyes.
He was scheduled to receive the Vin Scully Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports Broadcasting on Wednesday.
Harwell was with the Tigers radio broadcast team from 1960 to 1991. After a one-season dismissal from the team, he did Tigers radio and TV from 1993 through 2002.
He said last September he has inoperable cancer, a month after surgery for an obstructed bile duct. He was honored with a tribute during a game at Comerica Park on Sept. 16.
Harwell's 55-year career began in Atlanta in 1946. He moved two years later to the Brooklyn Dodgers. After stints with the New York Giants and Baltimore Orioles, he started his long association with the Tigers.
Harwell was voted the 1981 Ford Frick Award for major contributions to baseball by the Hall of Fame.
Harwell dies after cancer battle
ESPN.com news services
Longtime Detroit Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell died Tuesday after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 92.
He was scheduled to receive the Vin Scully Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports Broadcasting on Wednesday.
Harwell was with the Tigers radio broadcast team from 1960 to 1991. After a one-season dismissal from the team, he did Tigers radio and TV from 1993 through 2002.
He said last September he has inoperable cancer, a month after surgery for an obstructed bile duct. He was honored with a tribute during a game at Comerica Park on Sept. 16.
Harwell's 55-year career began in Atlanta in 1946. He moved two years later to the Brooklyn Dodgers. After stints with the New York Giants and Baltimore Orioles, he started his long association with the Tigers.
Harwell was voted the 1981 Ford Frick Award for major contributions to baseball by the Hall of Fame.
