- Cedrick Hardman
NFLretired
name=Cedrick Hardman
position=Defensive end
number=
birthdate=birth date and age|1948|10|4Houston, Texas
debutyear=1970
finalyear=1983
draftyear=1970
draftround=1
draftpick=9
college=North Texas
teams=
*San Francisco 49ers (1970-1979)
*Oakland Raiders (1980-1981)
* (USFL )Oakland Invaders (1983)
stat1label=Tackles
stat1value=--
stat2label=Sacks
stat2value=112.5
stat3label=Interceptions
stat3value=0
nfl=HAR068848
highlights=
* 2xPro Bowl selection (1971, 1975)
HOF=
CollegeHOF=Cedrick Ward Hardman (born
October 4 ,1948 inHouston, Texas ) is a formerAmerican Football defensive end who played for theNational Football League 'sSan Francisco 49ers andOakland Raiders and theUnited States Football League 'sOakland Invaders . Hardman's thirteen year professional football career lasted from 1970 to 1983 in theNational Football League and ended as a player/coach in 1983 with theUSFL 'sOakland Invaders . Since 2002, Hardman has worked closely with sports attorneyDon West, Jr. Biography
College years
Hardman played college football at North Texas State University, (renamed the
University of North Texas in 1988). Hardman was an All-Missouri Valley Conference football defensive lineman. In a historic manner, Hardman recorded 38 sacks in his senior season at North Texas State [cite web|url=http://www.unt.edu/northtexan/archives/f01/homecoming3.htm|title=The North Texan Online - Homecoming 2001|accessdate=2007-03-07] and represented North Texas State in the Blue-Gray and Senior Bowl all-star games in 1970. Cedrick started playing college football as a defensive back, then moved to linebacker in his sophomore season. His final two college years were spent playing defensive end. Hardman was drafted with the ninth overall selection in the first round of the1970 NFL Draft by theSan Francisco 49ers . [cite web|url=http://www.drafthistory.com/years/1970.html|title=DraftHistory.com 1970 |accessdate=2007-03-07]NFL career
Hardman is the current all-time sack leader for the San Francisco 49ers franchise, recording 112.5 sacks between 1970 and 1979. [cite web|url=http://www.49ers.com/history/career_stats.php?section=HI%20Career%20Stats%20Leaders|title=Official Site of San Francisco 49ers - Career Stat Leaders |accessdate=2007-03-07] Hardman was a two-time
Pro Bowl er in 1971 and 1975 [cite web|url=http://www.49ers.com/history/pro_bowlers.php?section=HI%20Pro%20Bowlers|title=Official Site of San Francisco 49ers - Pro Bowlers |accessdate=2007-03-07] and he was a member of theOakland Raiders Super Bowl XV winning team. [cite web|url=http://www.theredzone.org/superbowl/games/sbxv.asp|title=The Red Zone -Super Bowl XV |accessdate=2007-03-07] Cedrick's lifetime stats are borderline NFL Hall of Fame.USFL career
On October 20, 1982, Hardman was the first player ever signed by the
Oakland Invaders of newly formedUnited States Football League . [cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A00E5DB153BF933A15753C1A964948260|title=Sports People; Comings and Goings |accessdate=2007-02-17] Hardman served as a player/coach during the team's inaugural 1983 division winning 9-9 season.Acting career
Movies [cite web|url=http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=30352&mod=main|title=New York Times Cedrick Hardman Filmography |accessdate=2007-03-07]
House Party (1990) .... RockStir Crazy (1980) .... Big MeanThe Candidate (1972) .... ActorTelevision
"The Fall Guy" .... Righteous (1 episode, 1981)
- The Fall Guy: Part 1 (1981) TV Episode (as Cedrick Hardman) .... Righteous
"Police Woman" .... Large Man (1 episode, 1975) - Police Woman - The Company (1975) TV Episode (as Cedrick Hardman) .... Large Man
References
External links
* [http://www.cedrickhardman.com Cedrick Hardman's Official Website]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0362442/ Cedrick Hardman on IMDB.com]
* [http://www.tv.com/cedric-hardman/person/128609/summary.html Cedrick Hardman on TV.com]
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