Sports announcer Merle Harmon provided play-by-play coverage for Major League Baseball for nearly 30 years, working for the Kansas City Athletics, Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers and the Texas Rangers. He also provided coverage for other sports, working 25 years for ABC and NBC.Official Site: The Merle Harmon Story
Harmon passed away on April 15, 2009, at the age of 82. According to his son, Harmon died after he was hospitalized for several weeks with pneumonia.KARE11 (Twin Cities): Former Brewers, Twins Broadcaster Merle Harmon Dies
Broadcasting Career
Harmon began his broadcasting career with the Topeka Owls, a minor league baseball team. He went on to provide play calls for the Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Athletics, Atlanta Braves and the Texas Rangers in Major League Baseball, as well as the Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets in the National Football League.Official Site: The Merle Harmon Story
Additionally, Harmon covered college football, including bowl games, NCAA championship events, the Winter Olympics, Super Bowls, World Series and Nolan Ryan's 5000th strikeout game.Official Site: The Merle Harmon Story The Baseball Biography Project: Merle Harmon
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Married Jeanette Kinner in 1946The Baseball Biography Project: Merle Harmon
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Five children, seven grandchildrenThe Baseball Biography Project: Merle Harmon
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Inducted into the Salem High School Sports Hall of Fame in 1988Salem High School Sports Hall of Fame: Merle Harmon
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Founded the Merle Harmon Fan Fair Corporation in 1977Official Site: The Merle Harmon Story
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Awarded the Graham McNamee Award by the American Sportscasters Association in 1993 as a sportscaster who excelled in a second careerOfficial Site: The Merle Harmon Story
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Only broadcaster to call two perfect MLB games
