LAKELAND, Fla. — Now, thinking back, Dan Dickerson considers it a gift.
From a legend.
Back in 2003, Dickerson was getting ready to take over as the Detroit Tigers' radio play-by-play announcer, replacing the great Ernie Harwell.
And Dickerson had an idea. He wanted to record Harwell reading “Voice of the Turtle,” hoping to play it before the start of every season. “I just thought it was such a nice tradition and people loved to hear it,” Dickerson said.
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