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{{Short description|American football player (1923–2019)}}
{{Short description|American football player (1923–2019)}}
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{{about|the football player|the comic strip|Jim Hardy (comic strip)}}
{{about|the football player|the comic strip|Jim Hardy (comic strip)}}
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{{other people5|James Hardy (disambiguation)}}
{{similar names|James Hardy (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
{{Infobox NFL biography
|image=Jim Hardy - 1948 Bowman.jpg
| image = Jim Hardy 1946.jpg
|image_size=175px
| image_size = 250px
|caption=Hardy on a 1948 Bowman football card
| caption = Hardy, circa 1946
|position=[[Quarterback]]
| position = [[Quarterback]]
|number=21, 22, 1
| number = 21, 22, 1
|birth_date={{birth date|1923|4|24}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|4|24}}
|birth_place=[[Los Angeles, California]]
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
|death_date= {{death date and age|2019|8|16|1923|4|24}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|8|16|1923|4|24}}
|death_place=[[La Quinta, California]]
| death_place = [[La Quinta, California]], U.S.
|draftyear=1945
| draftyear = 1945
|draftround=1
| draftround = 1
|draftpick=8<br>(By the [[Washington Redskins]])
| draftpick = 8<br>(By the [[Washington Redskins]])
|college=[[University of Southern California|USC]]
| college = [[University of Southern California|USC]]
|teams=
| teams =
* [[Los Angeles Rams]] ({{NFL Year|1946}}–{{NFL Year|1948}})
* [[Los Angeles Rams]] ({{NFL Year|1946}}–{{NFL Year|1948}})
* [[Chicago Cardinals (NFL, 1920–59)|Chicago Cardinals]] ({{NFL Year|1949}}–{{NFL Year|1951}})
* [[Chicago Cardinals (NFL, 1920–59)|Chicago Cardinals]] ({{NFL Year|1949}}–{{NFL Year|1951}})
* [[Detroit Lions]] ({{NFL Year|1952}})
* [[Detroit Lions]] ({{NFL Year|1952}})
|statlabel1=[[Touchdown|TDs]]&ndash;[[Interception|INTs]]
| statlabel1 = [[Touchdown|TDs]]&ndash;[[Interception|INTs]]
|statvalue1=54-73
| statvalue1 = 54-73
|statlabel2=Passing yards
| statlabel2 = Passing yards
|statvalue2=5,690
| statvalue2 = 5,690
|statlabel3=Passer rating
| statlabel3 = Passer rating
|statvalue3=53.1
| statvalue3 = 53.1
|highlights=
| highlights =
* [[List of NFL champions (1920–69)|NFL champion]] ([[1952 NFL Championship Game|1952]])
* [[Pro Bowl]] (1950)
* [[Pro Bowl]] (1950)
* Second-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1944 College Football All-America Team|1944]])
* First-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams|All-PCC]] ([[1944 All-Pacific Coast football team|1944]])
;NFL record
;NFL record
* Most interceptions thrown in an NFL game: 8 (1950)
* Most interceptions thrown in an NFL game: 8 (1950)
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| pfr = H/HardJi00
|nfl=HAR107575
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|pfr=H/HardJi00
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}}


'''James Francis Hardy''' (April 24, 1923 – August 16, 2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abc7.com/5479385/|title=Hardy, oldest USC and Rams player, dies at 96|date=August 19, 2019|website=ABC7 Los Angeles}}</ref> was an [[American football]] [[quarterback]]. He was born in Los Angeles.
'''James Francis Hardy''' (April 24, 1923 – August 16, 2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abc7.com/5479385/|title=Hardy, oldest USC and Rams player, dies at 96|date=August 19, 2019|website=ABC7 Los Angeles}}</ref> was an [[American football]] [[quarterback]]. He was born in Los Angeles.


==High school career==
==Early life==
Hardy attended and played [[high school football]] at [[Fairfax High School (Los Angeles)|Fairfax High School]] in Los Angeles.
Hardy attended and played [[high school football]] at [[Fairfax High School (Los Angeles)|Fairfax High School]] in Los Angeles.


==College career==
==College career==
Hardy played [[college football]] at the [[University of Southern California]]. He was voted most valuable player of the [[1945 Rose Bowl]] game, won by [[USC Trojans football|USC]] 25-0 over [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]].
Hardy played [[college football]] at the [[University of Southern California]]. He was voted most valuable player of the [[1945 Rose Bowl]] game, won by [[USC Trojans football|USC]] 25–0 over [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]].


==Professional career==
==Professional career==
Hardy was [[NFL Draft|drafted]] in the first round (eighth overall) of the [[1945 NFL Draft]] by the [[Washington Redskins]]. He played in the [[National Football League]] between 1946 and 1952. He made the [[Pro Bowl]] in 1950. Hardy is perhaps most famous for throwing an NFL-record eight interceptions in a single game, as well as for the worst touchdown pass-interception differential in a single game (-8), in a 45-7 loss to the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] on September 24, 1950.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_int_single_game.htm | title=NFL Single Game Passes Intercepted Leaders | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | access-date=December 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Katzowitz |first1=Josh |title=Remember When: 63 years ago, Jim Hardy threw 8 picks in a game |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/remember-when-63-years-ago-jim-hardy-threw-8-picks-in-a-game/ |website=www.cbssports.com |access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref>
Hardy was [[NFL Draft|drafted]] in the first round (eighth overall) of the [[1945 NFL draft]] by the [[Washington Redskins]]. He played in the [[National Football League]] between 1946 and 1952. He made the [[Pro Bowl]] in 1950. Hardy is perhaps most famous for throwing an NFL-record eight interceptions in a single game, as well as for the worst touchdown pass-interception differential in a single game (-8), in a 45–7 loss to the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] on September 24, 1950.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_int_single_game.htm | title=NFL Single Game Passes Intercepted Leaders | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | access-date=December 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Katzowitz |first1=Josh |title=Remember When: 63 years ago, Jim Hardy threw 8 picks in a game |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/remember-when-63-years-ago-jim-hardy-threw-8-picks-in-a-game/ |website=www.cbssports.com |date=September 20, 2013 |access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref>


He later served as the general manager of the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-12-25-sp-12928-story.html|title=Hardy's Plan for Coliseum Would Have Changed History|date=December 25, 1994|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> In September 2016, Hardy was interviewed and reflected upon his career in the NFL. Prior to his death, Hardy was the oldest living member of the inaugural 1946 [[Los Angeles Rams]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Oldest-Living-Member-of-Inaugural-Los-Angeles-Rams-Team-is-Happy-Theyre-Home-393214391.html|title=Original LA Rams QB, Jim Hardy, is Happy They're Home|first=Michael|last=Duarte|website=NBC Southern California}}</ref>
He later served as the general manager of the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-12-25-sp-12928-story.html|title=Hardy's Plan for Coliseum Would Have Changed History|date=December 25, 1994|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> In September 2016, Hardy was interviewed and reflected upon his career in the NFL. Prior to his death, Hardy was the oldest living member of the inaugural 1946 [[Los Angeles Rams]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Oldest-Living-Member-of-Inaugural-Los-Angeles-Rams-Team-is-Happy-Theyre-Home-393214391.html|title=Original LA Rams QB, Jim Hardy, is Happy They're Home|first=Michael|last=Duarte|website=NBC Southern California|date=September 13, 2016 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 01:24, 15 October 2024

This article is about the football player. For the comic strip, see Jim Hardy (comic strip).

For other people with similar names, see James Hardy (disambiguation).
Jim Hardy
refer to caption
Hardy, circa 1946
No. 21, 22, 1
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born:(1923-04-24)April 24, 1923
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died:August 16, 2019(2019-08-16) (aged 96)
La Quinta, California, U.S.
Career information
College:USC
NFL draft:1945 / round: 1 / pick: 8
(By the Washington Redskins)
Career history
Career highlights and awards
NFL record
  • Most interceptions thrown in an NFL game: 8 (1950)
Career NFL statistics
TDs–INTs:54-73
Passing yards:5,690
Passer rating:53.1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

James Francis Hardy (April 24, 1923 – August 16, 2019)[1] was an American football quarterback. He was born in Los Angeles.

Early life

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Hardy attended and played high school football at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles.

College career

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Hardy played college football at the University of Southern California. He was voted most valuable player of the 1945 Rose Bowl game, won by USC 25–0 over Tennessee.

Professional career

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Hardy was drafted in the first round (eighth overall) of the 1945 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins. He played in the National Football League between 1946 and 1952. He made the Pro Bowl in 1950. Hardy is perhaps most famous for throwing an NFL-record eight interceptions in a single game, as well as for the worst touchdown pass-interception differential in a single game (-8), in a 45–7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on September 24, 1950.[2][3]

He later served as the general manager of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[4] In September 2016, Hardy was interviewed and reflected upon his career in the NFL. Prior to his death, Hardy was the oldest living member of the inaugural 1946 Los Angeles Rams.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Hardy, oldest USC and Rams player, dies at 96". ABC7 Los Angeles. August 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "NFL Single Game Passes Intercepted Leaders". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  3. ^ Katzowitz, Josh (September 20, 2013). "Remember When: 63 years ago, Jim Hardy threw 8 picks in a game". www.cbssports.com. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "Hardy's Plan for Coliseum Would Have Changed History". Los Angeles Times. December 25, 1994.
  5. ^ Duarte, Michael (September 13, 2016). "Original LA Rams QB, Jim Hardy, is Happy They're Home". NBC Southern California.
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