by caappy » Wed Dec 18, 2019 7:07 pm
Carroll William Hardy (born May 18, 1933) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians (1958–1960), Boston Red Sox (1960–1962), Houston Colt .45s (1963–1964) and Minnesota Twins (1967). Born in Sturgis, South Dakota.
FOOTBALL.. A third-round pick in the 1955 NFL Draft, Hardy chose baseball over football after one year in the National Football League (NFL). He caught 12 passes—four for touchdowns— while he played halfback with the San Francisco 49ers in 1955, but his biggest claim to fame will always be related to baseball, even though he was named the Hula Bowl MVP that year.
As a 49er, he shared the field with Pro Football Hall of Famers Y. A. Tittle, Joe Perry and Hugh McElhenny.
Most diehard baseball fans know that Hardy has the honor of being the only player ever to pinch-hit for Ted Williams, but few know that his pinch-hit résumé goes well beyond this claim to immortality: he was the only player to pinch-hit for Carl Yastrzemski, Williams's replacement in left field, and also pinch-hit for Roger Maris.
Played for 8 seasons..With his baseball career behind him, Hardy worked for 20 years in the Denver Broncos' front office.[3] As a player personnel director, he was the key figure in building the Orange Crush Defense in the 1970s. He was also with the Broncos when they went to Super Bowl XII in 1977.
Sent him 2 cards on 6 Dec and got them back signed on 18 Dec.
Mr Carroll Hardy
3377 Mill Vista Rd Unit 3505
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
Carroll William Hardy (born May 18, 1933) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians (1958–1960), Boston Red Sox (1960–1962), Houston Colt .45s (1963–1964) and Minnesota Twins (1967). Born in Sturgis, South Dakota.
FOOTBALL.. A third-round pick in the 1955 NFL Draft, Hardy chose baseball over football after one year in the National Football League (NFL). He caught 12 passes—four for touchdowns— while he played halfback with the San Francisco 49ers in 1955, but his biggest claim to fame will always be related to baseball, even though he was named the Hula Bowl MVP that year.
As a 49er, he shared the field with Pro Football Hall of Famers Y. A. Tittle, Joe Perry and Hugh McElhenny.
Most diehard baseball fans know that Hardy has the honor of being the only player ever to pinch-hit for Ted Williams, but few know that his pinch-hit résumé goes well beyond this claim to immortality: he was the only player to pinch-hit for Carl Yastrzemski, Williams's replacement in left field, and also pinch-hit for Roger Maris.
Played for 8 seasons..With his baseball career behind him, Hardy worked for 20 years in the Denver Broncos' front office.[3] As a player personnel director, he was the key figure in building the Orange Crush Defense in the 1970s. He was also with the Broncos when they went to Super Bowl XII in 1977.
Sent him 2 cards on 6 Dec and got them back signed on 18 Dec.
Mr Carroll Hardy
3377 Mill Vista Rd Unit 3505
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
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