Last Name ESCHNER
First Name Paul
Address (Deceased)
City/ST/Zip Bristol, CT 06010
Telephone  
Date of Birth 7/10/23
Place of Birth Bristol, CT
Elementary School Immanuel Lutheran
High School New Britain Trade School
College  
Bio Information Sports Category:

Sports Participated In. Softball-pitcher Bristol Tigers 1942-51; Bristol City League 1946-49; Bristol Brass 1948-60; Southington PNA 1948-65.

 

Championship Teams:

Bristol Brass 1949/50/53/54/55/56/59; Southington PNA-won 8 championships between 1948-1965.

 

Coaching:

Coached Burlington baseballs first official 12 year old all star team;  coached McCabe little league baseball for 4 years; involved in Burlington little league program 1993-1994.  Ed has been overseeing and running the Bristol Youth Falcon Basketball League as a volunteer for 11 years.  Ed was the motivational force between restarting Greater Hartford Twilight baseball in Bristol in 2001. He was head coach in 2001 and started out as an organizer, fundraiser, assistant for teams first three years in existence. Coached 6th grade boys club basketball 1994 and involved in coaching (head coach) of youth and travel soccer in Burlington for 4-5 years.

 

All League/All-Conference:

Could not find out this information. I believe there were some teams he was on, but I couldn’t find specific information.

 

Personal Statistics:

Lifetine Record: Played for 24 years (1942-1965) 490 wins; 100 losses with 15 no hitters. Best season: 1948 (48 wins, 7 losses). Bristol Industrial Softball League A division – MVP 1949, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1963; Hadfield Trophy for Plainville Town Softball League, MVP 1955; New Britain City League, MVP 1957; Bristol Brass Men’s League; MVP 1965-66; Bristol’s Mr. Softball, 1965; CT Hall of Fame, Amateur Softball Association of America, 1984.

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