Don Hardeman
Donald Ray Hardeman
Born: August 13, 1952
Killeen, TX USA
Deceased: June 2, 2016
Position: RB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 235
College: Texas A&M-Kingsville
High School: Killeen (TX)
Career: 1975-1979
Drafted: 1975 in Round 1, #15 overall by the Houston Oilers
Don Hardeman played from 1975 to 1979 during his career with the Baltimore Colts and Houston Oilers. Hardeman ran for 1,460 yards in his career on 397 attempts, scoring 11 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 58 passes for 285 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Houston Oilers | 166 | 648 | 3.9 | 39 | 5 |
| 1976 | NFL Houston Oilers | 32 | 114 | 3.6 | 21 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL Houston Oilers | 42 | 162 | 3.9 | 18 | 2 |
| 1978 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 48 | 244 | 5.1 | 46 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 109 | 292 | 2.7 | 16 | 3 |
| Totals | 397 | 1460 | 3.7 | 46 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Houston Oilers | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Houston Oilers | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Houston Oilers | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 9 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 10 | 88 | 8.8 | 19 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 25 | 115 | 4.6 | 14 | 1 |
| Totals | 58 | 285 | 4.9 | 19 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Houston Oilers | 7 | 171 | 24.4 | 40 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 10 | 207 | 20.7 | 40 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1975 | NFL Houston Oilers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1977 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Totals | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 13 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 13 | 0 |
