Remembering Sparky Anderson
Sparky Anderson, beloved longtime manager for the Detroit Tigers, died yesterday. Celeste Headlee had the privilege of interviewing Anderson many times, as did Ron Cameron, long time host of the Detroit sports radio show Sports Talk.
Celeste says Sparky’s eyes would sparkle beneath his bushy white eyebrows when she interviewed him and the world is a little colder with the loss of this gentle and wonderful human being.
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