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Browser: Ernie Harwell fans share stories online | Detroit Free Press
Browser: Ernie Harwell fans share stories online | Detroit Free Press
Posted September 4, 2009 - 6:53 a.m. Ernie Harwell fans share stories online (AMY LEANG/Detroit Free Press) BY MARK W. SMITH FREE PRESS WEB EDITOR As soon as news broke late Thursday of Ernie Harwell's cancer diagnosis, fans from across the Web turned to social media to share their thoughts on ...
Not even cancer diagnosis can shake Harwell's spirit | Detroit Free Press
freep.com — His voice was clear, his spirit strong, his words tinged with humor. But legendary broadcaster Ernie Harwell... had bracing news to deliver Thursday: He has a tumor in the area of the bile duct. It is incurable. Yet Harwell said he feels calm and ... (more) Not even cancer diagnosis can shake Harwell's spirit | ...
Ernie Harwell, Tigers Broadcaster of 42-Years, Diagnosed with Cancer
Ernie Harwell, Tigers Broadcaster of 42-Years, Diagnosed with Cancer
detroit4lyfe.com — Just hours after the Tigers swept the Indians to take a five game lead in the AL... Central, depressing news surfaced that Ernie Harwell, former Tigers' broadcaster, has been diagnosed with cancer -- a tumor in the area of his bile duct to be exact. Suddenly, a five game lead in September ... (more) Ernie Harwell, Tigers Broadcaster of 42-Years, Diagnosed ...
Ernie Harwell, baseball broadcasting great, announces he has incurable cancer
Ernie Harwell, baseball broadcasting great, announces he has incurable cancer
sports.espn.go.com — Longtime broadcaster Ernie Harwell, who spent 42 of his 55 years as a broadcaster calling Detroit Tigers... games, has been diagnosed with an incurable cancer, several media outlets reported Thursday. (more) Ernie Harwell, baseball broadcasting great, announces he ...
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TGIF's Links 9/4/09: Sad News about Ernie Harwell, No Word on Lions Starter, and Ron Artest befriends John Green
DETROIT4LYFE —   Tigers Links: Ernie Harwell thisclose to appearing immortal to us [Greg Eno] Harwell fans share stories online [Freep] Tigers look like the real deal [Detroit News] Dontrelle to start Saturday for Toledo [Jason Beck] ...

Ernie Harwell Has Inoperable Cancer
The Spot Starters — ... Legendary Tigers announcer Ernie Harwell has inoperable cancer and he and his wife have decided to let the cancer run its course.  The Detroit Free Press broke this bummer of a story and writers all over the sports world are saying the same things:  Ernie Harwell is an absolute gem on an individual and this is just plain sad. ...

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