Pat Harder, 1948
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Fullback, Wisconsin, 1940–⁠42

Pat Harder

Born
May 6, 1922, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died
Sep 6, 1992, in Waukesha, Wisconsin

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Pat Harder played fullback at Wisconsin (1940–⁠42). The Chicago Cardinals took Harder in the first round, No. 2 overall in the 1944 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993.

At a glance

Best season
1942
First-team All-Big Ten
Drafted
No. 2
Overall, 1944 NFL Draft (Chicago Cardinals)

Honors

All-America: All-America Board 1942; INS second team 1942; NEA second team 1942; Sporting News second team 1942; UP second team 1942; Maxwell Stiles first team 1942; Walter Camp first team 1942; New York Sun second team 1942

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 2 (1950, 1952) · First-team All-Pro: 3 (1947–⁠49)

All-Pro teams: United Press first team 1947–⁠49; New York Daily News first team 1947; Pro Football Illustrated first team 1947.

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

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