Peter N.E. Hardy

Who was Peter N.E. Hardy?

Peter N.E. Hardy was a Canadian brewer and was one of the founding baseball executives of the Toronto Blue Jays. Hardy was born in London, Ontario in 1917 and later joined John Labatt's Limited and rose to the title of Chairman at the brewery. In 1976, Hardy became Vice-Chairman of the Toronto Blue Jays and later became Chairman and CEO of the club. Hardy retired in 1990 and succeeded by Peter Widderington. He was named best baseball executive in the 1980s.

Married to Dorothy, Hardy died in 1997 at age 80. He was inducted to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004.