Harwell, William Ernest

1/25/1918

Washington, Georgia

Harwell was honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981 as the fifth broadcaster to receive its Ford C. Frick Award. 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. In 2001, Harwell was the recipient of the prestigious Ty Tyson Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting, awarded by the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association.

Emory University

He was an announcer for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1948–9), New York Giants (1950–3), Baltimore Orioles (1954–9), and Detroit Tigers (1960–91).

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