Harvey Hardy

For the American politician, see Harvey W. Hardy.

Harvey Hardy
Personal information
Born:(1922-11-27)November 27, 1922
Thomaston, Georgia, U.S.
Died:September 15, 1992(1992-09-15) (aged 69)
Lakeland, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College:Georgia Tech
Position:Guard
NFL draft:1943 / round: 26 / pick: 243
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

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]

  1. ^ "Notebook". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. September 17, 1992. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  2. ^ "Georgia Tech All-Time Team". Athlon Sports. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  3. ^ "1943 Cotton Bowl: Texas 14, Georgia Tech 7". mackbrown-texasfootball.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  4. ^ "1943 NFL Player Draft". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  5. ^ "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Archived from the original on September 18, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2007.
  6. ^ a b "Harvey Boland Hardy - 1990". Alabama Community College Conference. acccsports.org. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2007.