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Saturday, August 13, 2011
A day meant to celebrate Bobby Cox’s induction into the Braves Hall of Fame, turned bittersweet on Friday evening when word came that legendary Braves broadcaster and fellow Braves Hall of Famer Ernie Johnson Sr. died. He was 87.
His son Ernie Johnson Jr, also a sports broadcaster for Turner Sports, confirmed the news to Braves broadcasters Joe Simpson and Chip Caray, who began spreading the word during Friday’s broadcast of the Braves-Cubs games.
The gentle-voiced and kind-hearted Johnson spent 35 years broadcasting Braves games, beginning in 1962 when he was hired as the color commentator for the Milwaukee Braves. He was inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame in 2001.
The Brewers announcers mentioned it as well, as he spent most of his playing days in Milwaukee.
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1. Pasta-diving Jeter (jmac66) Posted: August 13, 2011 at 02:15 AM (#3899018)Underrated announcer and nice guy to boot. RIP.
Hope your journey's a blessed one, Ernie.
And the nicest guy in the world!
If you never knew your grandad, he is exactly the man you'd want him to be.
Rest in peace, Ernie.
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