Ernest Burke: a Giant on and off the field

Ernest Burke: a Giant on and off the field

A bronze statue stands tall in Tydings Park in Havre de Grace, Maryland, honoring a man whose life embodied service, perseverance, and generosity.Ernest Burke, a Baltimore Elite Giants pitcher and World War II veteran, left a legacy that extends far beyond the baseball diamond.Born in 1924 and orphaned at a young age, Burke was adopted by a family in Quebec before returning stateside at 18 to enlist in the Marine Corps. He served with a segregat…