Ernie Harwell Quotes


The best thing anyone can do is be himself. Everyone was made different by God, and that's the way it should be. And if I were a writer or an announcer starting out, I don't think I'd imitate anybody. I'd try to be whatever I am.


Citations

Harwell, Ernie. Ernie Harwell: My 60 Years in Baseball. Triumph Books, 2002.

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Ernie Harwell
Ernie Harwell
  • Born: January 25, 1918
  • Died: May 4, 2010
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Celebrity

William Earnest "Ernie" Harwell was an American sportscaster, known for his long career calling play-by-play of Major League Baseball games. For 55 seasons, 42 of them with the Detroit Tigers, Harwell called the action on radio and/or television. In January 2009, the American Sportscasters Association ranked Harwell 16th on its list of Top 50 Sportscasters of All Time.