What is Wayne Hardin?
[[File:Wayne Hardin.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Hardin in August 1978]] '''Irving Wayne Hardin''' (March 23, 1926 &ndash; April 12, 2017) was an [[Americans|American]] [[American football|football]] player and coach. Hardin was born in [[Smackover, Arkansas|Smackover]], [[Arkansas]]. He was raised in [[Stockton, California|Stockton]], [[California]]. He studied at [[University of the Pacific (United States)|College of the Pacific]]. Hardin served as the head football coach at the [[United States Naval Academy]] from 1959 to 1964 and at [[Temple University]] from 1970 to 1982. Hardin led [[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy]] to the 1961 [[Orange Bowl]] and the 1964 [[Cotton Bowl Classic]]. He coached two Midshipmen to the [[Heisman Trophy]], [[Joe Bellino]] in 1960 and [[Roger Staubach]] in 1963. After leaving Navy, Hardin coached the [[Philadelphia Bulldogs (American football)|Philadelphia Bulldogs]] of the [[Continental Football League]], leading the team to a championship in 1966. Hardin was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] as a coach in 2013. Hardin died at the age of 91 on April 12, 2017 after suffering a massive [[stroke]] at his home in [[Oreland, Pennsylvania|Oreland]], [[Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/temple/Wayne_Hardin_Temple_football_Navy_coach_dies_at_91.html|title=Wayne Hardin, Temple and Navy Football Coach, Dies at 91|publisher=Philly|access-date=April 13, 2017|date=April 13, 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.footballfoundation.org/Programs/CollegeFootballHallofFame/SearchDetail.aspx?id=90273 Biography of Wayne Hardin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019105721/http://www.footballfoundation.org/Programs/CollegeFootballHallofFame/SearchDetail.aspx?id=90273 |date=2013-10-19 }} at the Football Foundation {{DEFAULTSORT:Hardin, Wayne}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:American football coaches]] [[Category:American football quarterbacks]] [[Category:Death