Cedrick Hardman
{{Short description|American football player (1948–2019)}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Cedrick Hardman
| image = Cedrick Hardman at 2003 NFL Combine.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Hardman in 2003
| number = 86
| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1948|10|4}}
| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|3|8|1948|10|4|mf=y}}
| death_place = San Clemente, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 255
| high_school = George Washington Carver
(Houston, Texas)
| college = North Texas State (1966–1969)
| draftyear = 1970
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 9
| pastteams = * San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1970|1979}})
- Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|1980|1981}})
- Oakland Invaders ({{USFL Year|1983}})
| highlights = * Super Bowl champion (XV)
- 2× Pro Bowl (1971, 1975)
- NFL sacks leader (1971)
- First-team All-MVC (1969)
| statlabel1 = Sacks
| statvalue1 = 122.5
| statlabel2 = Safeties
| statvalue2 = 1
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 9
| statlabel4 = Defensive touchdowns
| statvalue4 = 1
| pfr = H/HardCe00
}}
Cedrick Ward Hardman (October 4, 1948 – March 8, 2019) was an American professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders, then played in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Oakland Invaders.{{cite web |title=Former 49ers All-Pro defensive end Cedrick Hardman dies at 70 |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001021647/article/former-49ers-allpro-defensive-end-cedrick-hardman-dies-at-70 |website=NFL.com |access-date=2019-03-10 |language=en}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Hardman's thirteen-year football career lasted from 1970 to 1981 in the NFL and ended as a player/coach in 1983 with the Invaders. Hardman held the record for most sacks in a season for the 49ers recording 18 sacks in only 14 games during the 1971 season with the 49ers until 2012, when it was broken by Aldon Smith with 19.5.{{cite web|url=https://www.49ers.com/news/cedrick-hardman-10-year-club-1970-79-551929|title=SF 49ers 10-Year Club - Hardman |access-date=2019-03-09}}
College career
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 30 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|access-date=2007-03-07}} including an 11-sack performance in North Texas' 1969 Homecoming game against Tulsa. Hardman represented North Texas State in the Blue-Gray and Senior Bowl all-star games in 1970 earning defensive most valuable player honors after recording 4 sacks in each game. Including the all-star games, Hardman accounted for 38 sacks during his final year at North Texas.
During his first two seasons at North Texas Hardman lined up on the same defense as future Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinee "Mean" Joe Greene.
Hardman 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 selected with the ninth overall selection in the first round of the 1970 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers.{{cite web|url=http://www.drafthistory.com/years/1970.html|title=DraftHistory.com 1970 |access-date=2007-03-07}}
Professional career
=NFL career=
Hardman is the current all-time sack leader for the San Francisco 49ers franchise, recording 107 sacks between 1970 and 1979. He also had {{frac|14|1|2}} with the Raiders in 1980 and 1981 ({{frac|9|1|2}} in 1981).{{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 |access-date=2007-03-07 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061104105344/http://www.49ers.com/history/career_stats.php?section=HI+Career+Stats+Leaders |archive-date = 2006-11-04}} The NFL did not start to officially recognize the sack until the 1982 season, so, unofficially, Hardman's {{frac|121|1|2}} career sacks ranks him tied with Clyde Simmons for 30th all time.{{cite web|url=https://sackmastersinc.com/roster|title=Roster - Sack Masters, Inc.|access-date=2019-03-09}} Hardman was a two-time Pro Bowler 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 |access-date=2007-03-07 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061104105304/http://www.49ers.com/history/pro_bowlers.php?section=HI+Pro+Bowlers |archive-date = 2006-11-04}} After changing teams, he was a member of the Oakland Raiders Super Bowl XV championship squad.{{cite web|url=http://www.theredzone.org/superbowl/games/sbxv.asp|title=The Red Zone -Super Bowl XV|access-date=2007-03-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012134315/http://www.theredzone.org/superbowl/games/sbxv.asp|archive-date=2007-10-12}}
=USFL career=
On October 20, 1982, Hardman was the first player signed by the Oakland Invaders of newly formed United States Football League.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/20/sports/sports-people-comings-and-goings.html|title=Sports People; Comings and Goings |access-date=2007-02-17 | work=The New York Times | date=1982-10-20}}
Hardman served as a player/coach during the team's inaugural 1983 season, as the Invaders won their division with a 9-9 record.
Acting career
=Movies=
- House Party (1990) – Rock
- Stir Crazy (1980) – Big Mean
- The Candidate (1972) – Actor
=Television=
- The Fall Guy: "Pilot" (1981) – Righteous (2 episodes)
- Police Woman: "The Company" (1975, credited as Cedrick Hardman) – Large Man
- Criminal Minds: "Blood Relations" (2014) – Hand double
Personal life
Hardman is related to current NFL defensive tackle Jonathan Marshall of the Pittsburgh Steelers.{{Cite web|url=https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/roster/jonathan-marshall/|title = Jonathan Marshall|date = 29 June 2016}}
References
External links
- [http://cedrickhardman.com/ Cedrick Hardman's Official Website]
- {{IMDb name|0362442}}
- [http://www.tv.com/cedric-hardman/person/128609/summary.html Cedrick Hardman on TV.com]
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Category:Players of American football from Houston
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:Burials at Pacific View Memorial Park
Category:San Francisco 49ers players
Category:Oakland Raiders players
Category:National Conference Pro Bowl players