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Cedrick Hardman
Cedrick Hardman
Cedrick Hardman
coach in 1983 with the USFL’s Oakland Invaders. Since 2002, Hardman has worked closely with sports attorney Don 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[1] 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 the 1970 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers.[2]
’ Position(s): Defensive end Jersey #(s): 86
Born: October 4, 1948 (1948-10-04) Houston, Texas Career information Year(s): 1970–1983 NFL Draft: 1970 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9 College: North Texas Professional teams • San Francisco 49ers (1970-1979) • Oakland Raiders (1980-1981) • Oakland Invaders (USFL) (1983) Career stats Tackles Sacks Interceptions
Stats at NFL.com
NFL career
Hardman is the current all-time sack leader for the San Francisco 49ers franchise, recording 106½ sacks between 1970 and 1979 and he had 14½ with the Raiders in 1980 and 81 (9½ in 1980).[3] Hardman was a two-time Pro Bowler in 1971 and 1975[4] and he was a member of the Oakland Raiders Super Bowl XV winning team.[5] Cedrick’s lifetime stats are borderline NFL Hall of Fame.
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Career highlights and awards • 2× Pro Bowl selection (1971, 1975)
USFL career
On October 20, 1982, Hardman was the first player ever signed by the Oakland Invaders of newly formed United States Football League.[6] Hardman served as a player/coach during the team’s inaugural 1983 division winning 9-9 season.
Cedrick Ward Hardman (born October 4, 1948 in Houston, Texas) is a former American Football defensive end who played for the National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders and the United States Football League’s Oakland Invaders. Hardman’s thirteen year professional football career lasted from 1970 to 1983 in the National Football League and ended as a player/
Acting career
Movies[7] House Party (1990) .... Rock Stir Crazy (1980) .... Big Mean The Candidate (1972) .... Actor
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Television "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
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References
[1] "The North Texan Online - Homecoming 2001", http://www.unt.edu/northtexan/ archives/f01/homecoming3.htm, retrieved on 2007-03-07. [2] "DraftHistory.com 1970", http://www.drafthistory.com/years/ 1970.html, retrieved on 2007-03-07. [3] "Official Site of San Francisco 49ers Career Stat Leaders", • Cedrick Hardman’s Official Website http://www.49ers.com/history/ • Cedrick Hardman on IMDB.com career_stats.php?section=HI%20Career%20Stats%20Leaders, • Cedrick Hardman on TV.com retrieved on 2007-03-07.
[4] "Official Site of San Francisco 49ers Pro Bowlers", http://www.49ers.com/ history/ pro_bowlers.php?section=HI%20Pro%20Bowlers, retrieved on 2007-03-07. [5] "The Red Zone -Super Bowl XV", http://www.theredzone.org/superbowl/ games/sbxv.asp, retrieved on 2007-03-07. [6] "Sports People; Comings and Goings", http://query.nytimes.com/gst/ fullpage.html?res=9A00E5DB153BF933A15753C1A9 retrieved on 2007-02-17. [7] "New York Times Cedrick Hardman Filmography", http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/ filmography.html?p_id=30352&mod=main, retrieved on 2007-03-07.
External links
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