DON HARDEMANHardeman, Donald RayHeight: 6-2 Weight: 235 Born: August 13, 1953 Waco, TX Died: June 2, 2016 Temple, TX High School: Killeen (TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Lettered |
| 1972 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Lettered |
| 1973 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Lettered |
| 1974 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Houston Oilers (NFL)1975 HOU NFL | 30 | RB | 13 | 10 |
| 1976 Houston Oilers (NFL)1976 HOU NFL | 30 | RB | 13 | 2 |
| 1977 Houston Oilers (NFL)1977 HOU NFL | 30 | RB | 12 | 3 |
| 1978 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1978 BAL NFL | 36 | FB | 13 | 3 |
| 1979 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1979 BAL NFL | 36 | FB | 13 | 11 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 64 | 29 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/28/1975 | 1975 Houston Oilers (NFL)1975 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 1975 Houston Oilers (NFL)1975 HOU NFL | |
| Traded | 4/30/1978 | 1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1978 TB NFL |
| Traded | 8/13/1978 | 1978 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1978 BAL NFL |
| Traded | 4/30/1980 | 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL |
| Released | 8/19/1980 | 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL |
| Signed | 2/24/1981 | 1981 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1981 NO NFL |
| Released | 8/18/1981 | 1981 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1981 NO NFL |
| Signed | 11/12/1982 | 1983 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1983 LA USFL |
| Released | 2/27/1983 | 1983 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1983 LA USFL |
| Signed | 11/17/1983 | 1984 New Orleans Breakers (USFL)1984 NO USFL |
| Reserve/Retired | 1984 New Orleans Breakers (USFL)1984 NO USFL | |
| Reserve/Retired | 1985 Portland Breakers (USFL)1985 POR USFL | |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 8/7/1986 | 1985 Portland Breakers (USFL)1985 POR USFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Houston Oilers (NFL)1975 HOU NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1976 Houston Oilers (NFL)1976 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1977 Houston Oilers (NFL)1977 HOU NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1979 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1979 BAL NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 78 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Houston Oilers (NFL)1975 HOU NFL | 166 | 648 | 3.9 | 39 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1976 Houston Oilers (NFL)1976 HOU NFL | 32 | 114 | 3.6 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 Houston Oilers (NFL)1977 HOU NFL | 42 | 162 | 3.9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1978 BAL NFL | 48 | 244 | 5.1 | 46 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1979 BAL NFL | 109 | 292 | 2.7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 397 | 1460 | 3.7 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Houston Oilers (NFL)1975 HOU NFL | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1976 Houston Oilers (NFL)1976 HOU NFL | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 Houston Oilers (NFL)1977 HOU NFL | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1978 BAL NFL | 10 | 88 | 8.8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1979 BAL NFL | 25 | 115 | 4.6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 58 | 285 | 4.9 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Houston Oilers (NFL)1976 HOU NFL | 7 | 171 | 24.4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1978 BAL NFL | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 207 | 20.7 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Houston Oilers (NFL)1975 HOU NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1978 BAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1979 BAL NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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