Ernie Harwell
Awards And Accomplishments
1948 | Became first sportscaster to be traded for a player when the Brooklyn Dodgers hire him in exchange for catcher Cliff Dapper |
1981 | Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame |
1991 | Inducted into the Sportscasters Hall of Fame |
1998 | Inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame |
2002 | Honored with a statue at Detroit's Comerica Park |
Additional topics
Famous Sports StarsSports JournalismErnie Harwell Biography - A Life In Baseball, Moves Up To The Majors, "thank You," Not "goodbye"