Herb Hardt

Herbert Hardt
Born
Baby Graf[1]

27 November 1905
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died13 May 1978 (aged 72)
Villa Park, Illinois[2]
Occupation(s)Billiards player,
bank clerk
Parent(s)Herman Graf (father), Henrietta Hansen (mother);
adopted by William and Friederike Hardt as an infant

Herbert Hardt (born Graf; 27 November 1905[1] – 13 May 1978[2]) was an American semi-professional carom billiards player from Chicago, Illinois. A bank clerk by day,[3] Hardt took second place at the 1952 United States Eastern Regional Three-cushion Billiards Championship, thereby qualifying to play as one of ten contestants worldwide in the U.S.-hosted World Three-cushion Billiards Championship of the same year. Hardt came in dead last at the world championship, competing against the best players in the world.

  1. ^ a b Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922
  2. ^ a b U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  3. ^ "Hoppe Praises Woman Who is Seeking His Billiard Crown". Blytheville Courier News. February 27, 1952. p. 8. Archived from the original (fee required) on July 15, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2010.