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]

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

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

  1. ^ "Notebook". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. September 17, 1992. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  2. ^ "Georgia Tech All-Time Team". Athlon Sports. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
  3. ^ "1943 Cotton Bowl: Texas 14, Georgia Tech 7". mackbrown-texasfootball.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-19. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
  4. ^ "1943 NFL Player Draft". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
  5. ^ "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 2011-09-18. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  6. ^ a b "Harvey Boland Hardy - 1990". Alabama Community College Conference. acccsports.org. Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2007-10-08.