- Wayne Hardin
Wayne Hardin (born
March 23 ,1927 inSmackover, Arkansas ) is a former Americancollege football coach for Navy, and Temple. From 1959 to 1964, he coached at Navy, where he compiled a 38-22-2 record. At Navy he posted an unprecedented five consecutive wins against archrival Army, a feat unmatched until 2006 when Navy Coach Paul Johnson tied that record. He coachedRoger Staubach (who won theHeisman trophy in 1963 under Hardin). He also coached Heisman Tropy winnerJoe Bellino at Navy in 1960. Navy's only two Heisman winners came under Hardin.From 1970 to 1982, he coached at Temple, where he compiled an 80-50-3 record. His 80 wins, ranked most in school history, and his 1979 squad went 10-2. He coached numerous future Pros at Temple including Joe Klecko, Randy Grossman, Kevin Ross, Bill (Skip) Singletary, and 1974
Maxwell Award winnerSteve Joachim . His career record stands at 118-72-5, (61% winning percentage). Under Hardin Temple's school-record 14-game winning streak over a period of two years from 1973 into 1974 was the longest Division I-A winning streak in the United States at the time. Also under Hardin, Temple's most successful season was in 1979 when it went 10-2, and finished ranked No. 17 in both final polls. Temple's last bowl appearance was a victory in the Garden State Bowl in 1979 over heavy favorite Cal under Coach Hardin.After leaving Navy he then coached the
Philadelphia Bulldogs of theContinental Football League and in 1966 led them to a championship (Philadelphia Bulldogs 20-17 (OT) vsOrlando Panthers ).He also spent time as a color commentator for
CBS Sports forBaltimore Colts games.He played college football at the College of the Pacific in
Stockton, California under Hall of Fame CoachAmos Alonzo Stagg . He won 11 varsity letters at COP before he graduated in 1948. He was inducted into the College of the Pacific Hall of Fame as an athlete.External links
* [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=969 All-Time Coaching Records] , College Football Data Warehouse
* [http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20071108_Years_of_Almost.html "Years of Almost"] , "The Philadelphia Inquirer ", November 8, 2007
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