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 Hardy, c. 1942 | |
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 27, 1922 Thomaston, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | September 15, 1992 (aged 69) Lakeland, Florida, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Georgia Tech |
| NFL draft | 1943 (26th round, 243rd overall pick) |
| Career history | |
* Offseason or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Harvey Boland Hardy (November 27, 1922 – September 15, 1992[1]) was an American football player who played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team, was a consensus All-American, and was an MVP of the 1943 Cotton Bowl Classic.[2][3]
Hardy was selected as the 243rd pick of the 1943 NFL draft (round 26, pick 3) by the Brooklyn Dodgers but did not play professionally.[4] He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1961.[5] He was elected to the Alabama Community College Conference Hall of Fame in 1990.[6]
Hardy was in the Southeastern Conference Football Officials Association from 1957 to 1981, and officiated 23 bowl games.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Notebook". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. September 17, 1992. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
- ↑ "Georgia Tech All-Time Team". Athlon Sports. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
- ↑ "1943 Cotton Bowl: Texas 14, Georgia Tech 7". mackbrown-texasfootball.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
- ↑ "1943 NFL Player Draft". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
- ↑ "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Archived from the original on September 18, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2007.
- 1 2 "Harvey Boland Hardy - 1990". Alabama Community College Conference. acccsports.org. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
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