Steve Hardin (Canadian football)

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1971)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox gridiron football person

| name = Steve Hardin

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|12|30}}

| birth_place = Bellevue, Washington

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| team =

| number = 66, 61

| status = Retired

| import = yes

| position1 = Guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 330

| college = Oregon

| playing_years1 = {{NFL Year|1995}}–{{NFL Year|1996}}

| playing_team1 = Indianapolis Colts

| playing_years2 = 1996

| playing_team2 = Rhein Fire

| playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|1998}}–{{CFL Year|2002}}

| playing_team3 = BC Lions

| career_highlights =

| CFLWestAllStar = 2002

| awards = 2003 - Tom Pate Memorial Award

| honours = {{plainlist|

• 2000 - Grey Cup champion
• 2024 - hall of fame

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| DatabaseFootball = HARDISTE01

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Steve Hardin (born December 30, 1971) was a linebacker in the Canadian Football League, playing 5 seasons with the BC Lions.2009 BC Lions Media Guide

A graduate of University of Oregon,[http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4604&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=29248 Ducks Who Have Played in the Pros] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709132826/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4604&SPID=233&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=29248 |date=2011-07-09 }} Hardin played in the WLAF with the Rhein Fire in 1996, and used this as a springboard to get a chance with the NFL's Indianapolis Colts (he played one game for them in 1996.){{Cite web |url=http://reocities.com/colosseum/1871/nflarticle.html |title=World League players making impact in NFL |access-date=2012-05-03 |archive-date=2016-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305004251/http://reocities.com/colosseum/1871/nflarticle.html |url-status=dead }} He signed with the Leos in 1998 and won the Grey Cup with them in 2000 and was an all-star in 2002. Hardin's 2003 season and career was cut short as a pre-season injury forced him to miss the entire season. Regardless, he put his time and energy to good use and won the prestigious Tom Pate Memorial Award for community service in 2003. He played 78 games for the Lions.2009 BC Lions Media Guide