TED BITS, Ted McIntyre - REMEMBERING CHRIS HANEY

PHOTO: Bill Ironside, London Free Press

Doug Ball has more great stories than any man I know. One of the treasure trove includes the 1975 photo above, which shows (at left) Trivial Pursuit and Devil’s Pulpit Golf Association co-founder Chris Haney, who passed away Monday after a long illness at age 59. Joining Haney in the image above is George Hutchison of the London Free Press, Prince Charles and Mr. Ball, himself (on the phone at right).

“It was in a hotel in Yellowknife, NWT, in the spring of 1975,” Ball recalls. “The last stop on an arctic tour by Prince Charles. Before the gala dinner, His Royal Highness came through the press room and the photo room. The media made a collection from all members and bought a mounted narwhal tusk and presented it to Charles in the media room, but Chris and I refused to donate. Chris was our advance photo guy and would set up the darkrooms for our arrival and would then go on ahead, so he had not yet had the chance to meet Charles during the tour. As Charles came into the photo room, the phone rang and Chris answered it. Charles looked at some our our photos as I pointed them out for him. Then the second phone rang and I answered it. They wanted to speak to Chris, so he ended up with both phones….and then Charles left the room for dinner…. So Chris missed meeting him, but ended up with a great story.”

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