Remembering legendary Detroit Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Video by Ryan Ford/DFP Wochit
Former Detroit Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell had a Hall of Fame career and a marriage to match.
Friends and strangers alike marveled at the love he and his wife, Lulu, shared for almost 70 years.
But their fairy-tale family included a large dose of heartache, most of it unseen and much of it unseemly.
Oakland County court records show that for years, the couple’s four children have been beset by infighting and impatience for their inheritance from parents often unable to say no.