Territorial Bloggings

Sad news for Detroit Tigers fans. Hall of Fame third baseman, and long time broadcaster, George Kell died in his sleep Tuesday, at the age of 86.

For folks my age, Kell was a fixture with Tigers legend Al Kaline as the TV broadcast team in the 70′s & 80′s, while the broadcast legend Ernie Harwell took care of the radio duties on WJR AM-760.

ESPN.com has a wonderful obit article that touches on both Kell’s playing and broadcasting excellence. The Detroit News also has some nice pieces by Tom Gage & Bob Wojnowski that really capture what Kell meant to Detroit & Tigers fans.

He’ll be missed. As will those halcyon days of the 1980′s when we Tigers fans were blessed with Ernie, George, and Al. Bless you, boys…

-ghp