Editing Hal Fowler (section)

{{Short description|American poker player (1927–2000)}}
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{{infobox poker player
|name=Harold Arthur Fowler 
|nickname=Hal
|image=HalFowler.jpg
|caption=Hal Fowler at the [[1979 World Series of Poker]]
|birth_date      = {{birth date|1927|1|12|mf=y}}
|birth_place     =
|death_date      = {{death date and age|2000|11|7|1927|1|12}}
|death_place     =
|hometown=[[Tulare, California]]
|Offspring= Gregory Arthur Fowler|Marcy Fowler
|wsop bracelet count=1
|wsop money finishes=1
|wsop main event best finish rank=Winner
|wsop main event best finish year=1979
}}

'''Harold Arthur "Hal" Fowler''' (January 12, 1927 – November 7, 2000)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harold A. Fowler |url=http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?lastname=Fowler&firstname=Harold |access-date=November 30, 2009 |publisher=[[Social Security Death Index]] |quote=Harold A. Fowler 12 Jan 1927 7 Nov 2000}}</ref> was an American [[poker]] player known for winning the 1979 World Series of Poker Main Event. He is considered the first amateur poker player to become poker's World Champion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holloway |first=Chad |date=November 4, 2010 |title=History in Spades: The First Amateur to Win the Main Event |url=http://www.pokernews.com/news/2010/11/history-in-spades-the-first-amateur-to-win-the-main-event-9269.htm |access-date=August 2, 2011 |website=PokerNews.com }}</ref>

Fowler was born in [[Rutland (city), Vermont]] and later lived for many years in [[Tulare, California]].  Before his WSOP victory, he worked as an advertising executive.