William Eckert | |
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| 4th Commissioner of Baseball | |
| In office November 17, 1965 – December 6, 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Ford Frick |
| Succeeded by | Bowie Kuhn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Dole Eckert January 20, 1909 Freeport, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 16, 1971 (aged 62) Freeport, Bahamas |
| Education | United States Military Academy (1926) Harvard Business School (MBA, 1940)[1] |
| Nickname | "Spike" |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army United States Army Air Corps United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1930–1961 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
| Commands | 452nd Bomb Group |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit |
William Dole Eckert (January 20, 1909[2] – April 16, 1971) was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force,[3] and later the fourth Commissioner of Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1968.
- ^ "Commissioner Spike Eckert Biography". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ^ Fogerty, Robert P. (1953). "Biographical Data on Air Force General Officers, 1917-1952, Volume 1 – A thru L" (PDF). Air Force Historical Research Agency. pp. 524–526. USAF historical studies: no. 91. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ "Lieutenant General William D. Eckert". Biographies. United States Air Force. October 1960. Retrieved 2010-07-11.