Huntington Hardwick
circa 1914
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| Harvard Crimson | |
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| Position | Halfback, End |
| Career history | |
| College | Harvard (1912–1914) |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | October 15, 1892 |
| Place of birth | Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Date of death | June 26, 1949 |
| Place of death | Cuttyhunk, Massachusetts |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 171 lb (78 kg) |
| College Football Hall of Fame (1954) | |
Huntington Reed "Tack" Hardwick (October 15, 1892 – June 26, 1949) was an American football player. He played at the halfback and end positions for Harvard University and was selected as a unanimous first-team All-American in 1914. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.
A native of Quincy, Massachusetts, Hardwick was the son of Charles Theodore Hardwick.
He enrolled at Harvard University in 1911 at age 18. While attending Harvard, Hardwick was a varsity athlete in three sports. He was captain of Harvard's baseball team, a shot putter, and the "strong man" of Harvard for two consecutive years. He gained his greatest fame, however, playing for Percy Haughton's Harvard football teams from 1912 to 1914. During Hardwick's three years as a starter for Harvard, the football team did not lose a single game compiling records of 9–0 in 1912, 9–0 in 1913, and 7–0–2 in 1914.
As a sophomore in 1912, Hardwick had a 60-yard touchdown run against Amherst College, scored a touchdown in Harvard's first victory over Princeton in 25 years, and caused a fumble that led to a game-winning touchdown against Yale. Hardwick was known as a fierce blocker. In naming Hardwick to Harvard's all-time team, one reporter later wrote: "Hardwick, known to his intimates as 'Tack,' was perhaps the hardest blocker American football has ever known. A vicious, tireless interferer, Hardwick was never happy as long as a single enemy remained standing." Columnist Grantland Rice called Hardwick "dynamite on the football field" and selected him years later as one of the five greatest competitors he had ever seen, along with Ty Cobb, Walter Hagen and Jack Dempsey.
As a junior in 1913, Hardwick was moved to the end position to allow Eddie Mahan to play at halfback. Despite having to learn a new position, Hardwick was selected by Walter Camp as a second-team All-American end in 1913.
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