Wayne Hardin College coach

Irving Wayne Hardin (born March 23, 1927) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the United States Naval Academy from 1959 to 1964 and at Temple University from 1970 to 1982, compiling a career college football record 118–74–5. Hardin led Navy to appearances in the 1961 Orange Bowl and the Cotton Bowl Classic in 1964, and coached two Midshipmen to the Heisman Trophy, Joe Bellino in 1960 and Roger Staubach in 1963. After leaving Navy, Hardin coached the 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.

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Wayne Hardin
Birth dateMarch 23, 1927
Birth place
Smackover Arkansas

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coached team
Temple Owls football
Ceres High School
Porterville College
Navy Midshipmen football
Pacific Tigers football
overall record
118–74–5 (college)
9–8 (junior college)

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