Kevin Thomas Hardy (born July 28, 1945 in
Oakland, California) is a former
professional American football player who was selected by the
New Orleans Saints in the first round (7th pick overall) of the
1968 NFL Draft
The 1968 National Football League draft was part of the common draft, in the second year in which the NFL and AFL held a joint draft of college players. It took place at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City on January 30–31, 1968.
The Min ...
. He was an All-American out of Notre Dame where he also lettered in basketball and baseball.
Hardy played in the
National Football League for just 4 seasons and never for the team that drafted him. He appeared in most games during these seasons but was unable to force his way into the
starting lineup
In sports, a starting lineup is an official list of the set of players who will participate in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as ''starters'', whereas the others are ''substitutes'' o ...
. He was traded to the
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers were a professional American football team that played in San Diego from 1961 until the end of the 2016 season, before relocating to Los Angeles, where the franchise had played its inaugural 1960 season. The team is now ...
for a first-round draft pick in
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
.
Hardy is a member of
The Pigskin Club Of Washington, D.C. National Intercollegiate All-American Football Players Honor Roll.
References
External links
Pro-Football-Reference.com
1945 births
Living people
Players of American football from Oakland, California
American football defensive tackles
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball players
New Orleans Saints players
San Francisco 49ers players
Green Bay Packers players
San Diego Chargers players
American men's basketball players
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