Bob, amazing work ( again!)
Sure seems like Hardy got the short end during his career and it appears he had a lot of baggage in his life...likely causing his aggresive style of play. I understand there is supposed to be a movie made of his life...I will have to look to see if that happened.
I remember some old NFL films special showing Hardy and another lineman with a fierce reputation, Ed Sprinkle...two names that typically only hardcore fans know about...but these dudes played ROUGH!
Here is a (admittedly kinda lame) slideshow showing some of the tough SOB's from the NFL's grittier eras...
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/4...in-nfl-history
Keep up the cool cards, especially of lesser known but well deserving players!