Harry Eckler, who lived from 15 October 1916 to 25 May 2011, was a ball player who from the 1940s into the 1950s was considered the finest hardball and fastpitch softball first baseman in Canada. He played first base on fastball teams that represented Canada in four world tournaments and was elected into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991. He was also an owner of the Mercury Night Club with Joe Krol and Sam Luftspring, and he and his wife Shirley won many trophies in Latin American dancing.
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