About Walter Lee Hardy
Lived 1925 – 1980 (aged 54–55). Walter Lee Hardy was an American baseball player.
Walter Lee Hardy (December 1, 1925 – September, 1980) was an American Negro league shortstop in the 1940s.
A native of Lakeland, Florida, Hardy was known as a flashy fielder, but a weak batter. Following his Negro league career, he continued to play throughout the early 1950s for the Saint-Jean Canadiens of the Provincial League.
After his playing career, Hardy became a business partner of Baseball Hall of Famer Roy Campanella, and died in Rockland County, New York in 1980 at age 54.
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Who was Walter Lee Hardy?
American baseball player
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Walter Lee Hardy was born on 1 December 1925 in Lakeland.
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Walter Lee Hardy died in 1980 in Rockland County, New York.
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Walter Lee Hardy was a baseball player.
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Walter Lee Hardy was American.
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