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Jim Hardy, 1946
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Quarterback, USC, 1941–⁠44

Jim Hardy

Born
Apr 24, 1923, in Los Angeles, California
Died
Aug 16, 2019, in La Quinta, California

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Jim Hardy played quarterback at USC (1941–⁠44). The Washington Redskins took Hardy in the first round, No. 8 overall in the 1945 NFL Draft.

Best season
1944
First-team All-Pacific Coast
Drafted
No. 8
Overall, 1945 NFL Draft (Washington Redskins)

Honors

Team titles: Pacific Coast champions, 1943 and 1944

All-America: UP fourth team 1944; FWAA second team 1944

The teams in those years

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In the NFL

Pro Bowl: 1950

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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