1. Wayne Hardin was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2013.
11 Facts About Wayne Hardin
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Wayne Hardin played college football at the College of the Pacific under Hall of Fame coach Amos Alonzo Stagg and his successor, Larry Siemering.
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Wayne Hardin won 11 varsity letters at Pacific before he graduated in 1950.
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Wayne Hardin was inducted into the College of the Pacific's Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998.
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Wayne Hardin returned to his alma mater, Pacific, in 1952 as the backfield coach under Ernie Jorge.
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In 1955, Wayne Hardin was hired as an assistant football coach at the United States Naval Academy under Eddie Erdelatz.
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Wayne Hardin coached Navy's two winners of the Heisman Trophy, Joe Bellino, who received the award in 1960, and Roger Staubach, who did so in 1963.
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On December 17,1964, Wayne Hardin submitted his resignation from Navy.
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Wayne Hardin coached numerous future professional players at Temple including New York Jets defensive lineman Joe Klecko, Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Randy Grossman, Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Kevin Ross, San Diego Chargers linebacker Bill Singletary, and New York Jets quarterback Steve Joachim, who won the Maxwell Award in 1974 playing for the Owls.
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Wayne Hardin spent time as a color commentator for CBS Sports for the Baltimore Colts.
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Wayne Hardin died at the age of 91 on April 12,2017, after suffering a massive stroke in Oreland, Pennsylvania.