Peter N. E. Hardy

Norman Edgar (Peter) 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 1992, after the Blue Jays' first World Series win. He was succeeded by Peter Widdrington. Midway through the '93 season, Hardy was brought back in to replace Widdrington. After the 1993 World Series championship, he retired permanently. In April 1985, Sports Illustrated rated Hardy as baseball's best executive in a story naming MLB's Dream Team.^[1]

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

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