Jim Hardy
James Fred Hardy
Born: April 24, 1923
San Pedro, CA USA
Deceased: August 16, 2019
Position: QB-DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
College: USC
High School: Fairfax (Los Angeles, CA)
Career: 1946-1952
Drafted: 1945 in Round 1, #8 overall by the Washington Redskins
Jim Hardy played from 1946 to 1952 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals, Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams. Hardy threw for 5,690 yards in his career, completing 423 of 912 passes with 54 touchdowns and 73 interceptions. He also ran for 72 yards in 52 attempts with 2 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 64 | 24 | 37.5 | 285 | 4.5 | 2 | 3.1 | 7 | 10.9 | 60 | 22.7 |
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 57 | 23 | 40.4 | 388 | 6.8 | 5 | 8.8 | 7 | 12.3 | 64 | 53.7 |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 211 | 112 | 53.1 | 1390 | 6.6 | 14 | 6.6 | 7 | 3.3 | 69 | 82.1 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 150 | 63 | 42.0 | 748 | 5.0 | 10 | 6.7 | 13 | 8.7 | 48 | 44.0 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 257 | 117 | 45.5 | 1636 | 6.4 | 17 | 6.6 | 24 | 9.3 | 58 | 49.7 |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 114 | 56 | 49.1 | 809 | 7.1 | 3 | 2.6 | 10 | 8.8 | 80 | 44.8 |
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 59 | 28 | 47.5 | 434 | 7.4 | 3 | 5.1 | 5 | 8.5 | 49 | 53.9 |
| Totals | 912 | 423 | 46.4 | 5690 | 6.2 | 54 | 5.9 | 73 | 8.0 | 80 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 10 | -10 | -1.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 4 | 1 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 19 | 1 |
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 16 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 52 | 72 | 1.4 | 19 | 2 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 47 |
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 263 | 26.3 | 45 |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 151 | 50.3 | 77 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 180 | 36.0 | 51 |
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 56 | 2208 | 39.4 | 76 |
| Totals | 79 | 3011 | 38.1 | 77 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1951 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 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 |
| 1949 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1950 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 3 |
| 1949 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 5 |
| 1950 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 11 | 10 |
| 1951 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 4 |
| 1952 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 1 |
