Former Colorado Buffaloes legend Carroll Hardy passed away due to complication with dementia on Sunday. He was 87.
A three-sport athlete in football, track and baseball, Hardy was the epitome a true student-athlete in the early 1950’s. He earned an honorable for All-American in 1953 and 1954 and was an all-Big Seven conference pick as a senior. The Sturgis, South Dakota native rushed for 1,999 career yards, which is still 20th all-time in CU history. Hardy’s 6.87 yards per carry is tops for any player at CU with 60 or more carries.
The late Fred Casotti, CU’s former sports information at the time, always had said he merited consideration for the Heisman Trophy in 1954, when Wisconsin’s Alan Ameche won it.