1. Charles "Charlie Red" Hardnett was an American basketball player who played three seasons in the National Basketball Association.

1. Charles "Charlie Red" Hardnett was an American basketball player who played three seasons in the National Basketball Association.
Charles Hardnett played college basketball for Grambling State University from 1959 to 1963.
Charles Hardnett was the NAIA Basketball Tournament MVP in 1961.
Charles Hardnett coached at Coppin State College from 1970 to 1974, and at Morris Brown College from 1974 to 1980.
Charles Hardnett attended Carver High School in Atlanta from 1955 to 1958.
Charles Hardnett earned several honors as an athlete and student while at Carver, and was the only male athlete to attend and graduate college in his graduating class.
Charles Hardnett went to Grambling College in 1958, and became an instant success.
Charles Hardnett was coached by Fred Hobdy who coached at Grambling for 30 seasons.
Charles Hardnett scored over 2,000 points in his career at Grambling and grabbed over 2,000 rebounds.
In 1973, Charles Hardnett was elected to the NAIA Hall of Fame as an athlete.
Charles Hardnett played in Chicago for the Zephyrs and in Baltimore for the Bullets.
Charles Hardnett played three more years of professional basketball for the Harrisburg Patriots and the Scranton Miners.
Charles Hardnett was selected to the All-EPBL First Team in 1966.
Charles Hardnett's coaching career would have him serve as the Head Basketball Coach at Coppin State in Baltimore and at Morris Brown College in Atlanta.
Charles Hardnett was married to Bernice Hardnett, and lived in Louisville, Kentucky.