Harvey Hardy
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| Harvey Hardy | |
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| Date of birth: | November 27, 1922 |
| Place of birth: | Thomaston, Georgia |
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| Position(s): | Guard |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| College: | Georgia Tech |
| NFL Draft: | 1943 / Round: 26 / Pick 3 |
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| 1941-1942 | Georgia Tech |
Harvey Boland Hardy (born November 27, 1922 in Thomaston, Georgia) is a former football player. He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team, was a consensus All-American, and was an MVP of the 1943 Cotton Bowl.[1][2]
Hardy was selected as the the 243rd pick of the 1943 NFL Draft (round 26, pick 3) by the Brooklyn Dodgers but didn't play professionally.[3] He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1961.[4] He was elected to the Alabama Community College Conference Hall of Fame in 1990.[5]
Hardy was in the Southeastern Conference Football Officials Association from 1957 to 1981, and officiated 23 bowl games.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Georgia Tech All-Time Team. Athlon Sports. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
- ^ 1943 Cotton Bowl: Texas 14, Georgia Tech 7. mackbrown-texasfootball.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
- ^ 1943 NFL Player Draft. databaseFootball.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
- ^ Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame. RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
- ^ a b Harvey Boland Hardy - 1990. Alabama Community College Conference. acccsports.org. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
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