- Hardiman Cureton
NFL player
DateOfBirth=1934
Birthplace=Duarte, California
DateOfDeath=October 1 ,2003
Deathplace=Richmond, Virginia
Position=Guard
College=UCLA
DraftedYear=1956
DraftedRound=26 / Pick 312
(By theLos Angeles Rams )
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years=1956
1957-1959
1960-1964
teams=Toronto Argonauts Ottawa Rough Riders Hamilton Tiger Cats
HOF=Hardiman Cureton is a former
American football player.He played high school football for the Monrovia Wildcats. He played the tackle position.
Cureton was a dominant offensive guard and also played on the defensive line for three seasons (1953-54-55) on
UCLA football teams that went 26-4 and captured three Pacific Coast Conference championships and participated in twoRose Bowl s. During the 1954 national championship season, Cureton was named second-team All-Coast and honorable mention All-American. As a senior in 1955, Cureton became the Bruins' fifth-ever consensus first-team All-American as well as being named all-conference and team captain -- the first African-American captain to lead a UCLA football team. In 1955, Cureton was selected to play in theHula Bowl and later played for nine years in theCanadian Football League for Toronto, Ottawa and Hamilton.Hardiman Cureton, OG 1956
Toronto Argonauts (CFL)Hardiman Cureton, OG 1957 - 1959
Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)Hardiman Cureton, LB 1960 - 1964
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)References
* [http://uclabruins.cstv.com/genrel/092105aaa.html Bio]
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