Career
Hardy was selected as the 243rd pick of the 1943 NFL Draft (round 26, pick 3) by the Brooklyn Dodgers but did not play professionally. He was inducted into the Georgia Technical Hall of Fame in 1961. He was elected to the Alabama Community College Conference Hall of Fame in 1990.
Hardy was in the Southeastern Conference Football Officials Association from 1957 to 1981, and officiated 23 bowl games.
