Harry Eckler

Harry Eckler (15 October 1916 – 25 May 2011) was a former ball player. From the 1940s -1950s he was considered to be the finest hardball and fastpitch softball first baseman in Canada. He played first base on fastball teams that represented Canada in 4 world Tournaments. He was elected into the Canadian Baseball softball Hall of Fame in 1991.^[1] He was also the owner of the Mercury Night club with Joe Krol and Sam Luftspring. Harry and his wife Shirley won many Trophies in Latin American Dancing.^[2]^[3]

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^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-07-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Shirley and Harry Eckler; who celebrate their anniversary". Getty Images. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ "Harry Eckler". Geni. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-07-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Shirley and Harry Eckler; who celebrate their anniversary". Getty Images. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[3] "Harry Eckler". Geni. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

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