Don Hardeman

{{Short description|American football player (1952–2016)}}

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| position = Running back

| number = 30, 36, 38

| birth_date = {{birth date|1952|08|13}}

| birth_place = Killeen, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|6|2|1952|8|13}}

| death_place = Temple, Texas, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 235

| high_school = Killeen (TX)

| college = Texas A&M–Kingsville

| draftyear = 1975

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 15

| pastteams =

• Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1975|1977}})
• Baltimore Colts ({{NFL Year|1978|1979}})
• Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1980}})*

| statlabel1 = Rushing attempts-yards

| statvalue1 = 397-1460

| statlabel2 = Receptions-yards

| statvalue2 = 58-285

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 13

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| highlights =

• PFWA All-Rookie Team (1975)

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Donald Ray Hardeman (August 13, 1952 – June 2, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He has 5 sons, Don Hardeman Jr. (Hou), Eric Hardeman (Hou), Cedric Hardeman (Hou), Demetrius Hardeman (DC) and David Hardeman (NY).

Hardeman played five seasons with the Houston Oilers{{cite news|url=https://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=anYsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E8wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3235,2966616&dq=don-hardeman&hl=en|title=Thomas Turns To Houston .|date=April 16, 1976|work=Spartanburg Herald-Journal|access-date=July 15, 2010}} and the Baltimore Colts.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=T080AAAAIBAJ&sjid=gmcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4194,6105709&dq=don-hardeman+colts&hl=en|title=Quarterback Doug Williams Hands Off To Fullback Jimmy The Pair Aided ...|date=August 14, 1948|work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune|access-date=15 July 2010}} In his short career, he scored eleven rushing touchdowns and caught two more. He rushed for 1,460 yards on 397 attempts and caught 58 passes for 285 yards. He was selected in the first round of the 1975 NFL draft by the Oilers and attended Texas A&I University. He attended Killeen High School in Killeen, Texas. He died in Temple, Texas in 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tdtnews.com/obituaries/article_25376120-2d30-11e6-bc33-ff212efb3d14.html|title = Donald Ray "Jaws" Hardeman, 62, of Killeen died Thursday| date=June 7, 2016 }}