After Baseball
With his baseball career behind him, Hardy worked for 20 years in the Denver Broncos' front office. As a player personnel director, he was the key figure in building what eventually became the Orange Crush Defense in the 1970s. He was also part of the Broncos when they went to Super Bowl XII in 1977. Currently, he work for Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
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