Frantz Hardy
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Frantz Hardy to parents Marie and Frank Hardy. Frantz is an American football
wide receiver
free agent
. He was undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft
and played college football
for the Nebraska Cornhuskers
. He was cut on August 22, 2008 from the Philadelphia Eagles due to a leg injury.
Frantz Hardy graduated from Booker T. Washington
in Miami, Florida
in 2003. Obtained a football scholarship
at Butler Community College
where he received an honor as a Pre Season All American in the NJCAA Division. After leading the Grizzlies to the National Title game in 2005, he accepted a football scholarship to University of Nebraska with teammate Zac Taylor
. Graduating with a Bachelor degree in Social Science, Frantz signed with the Philadelphia Eagles
as a Free Agent
in the summer of 2008. Frantz is the youngest sibling
of six brothers and one sister.
Hardy signed with the Montreal Alouettes
of the Canadian Football League
on January 14, 2009, but was released at the end of a remarkable pre-season on June 24, 2009.
In 2011 Hardy is looking forward on his return to the Nebraska and signed a professional contract with the Nebraska Danger
. The Nebraska Danger is a professional indoor football team set to begin play in the Indoor Football League for the 2011 season. Based in Grand Island, the Danger will play its home games at Eihusen Arena.[1]
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
. He was undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft
2008 NFL Draft
The 2008 NFL Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 26 and April 27, 2008. For the 29th consecutive year, ESPN televised the draft; the NFL Network also broadcast the event, its third year doing so...
and played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
for the Nebraska Cornhuskers
Nebraska Cornhuskers football
The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in college football. The program has established itself as a traditional powerhouse, and has the fourth-most all-time victories of any NCAA Division I-A team. Nebraska is one of only six football programs in NCAA Division I-A...
. He was cut on August 22, 2008 from the Philadelphia Eagles due to a leg injury.
Frantz Hardy graduated from Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington
Booker Taliaferro Washington was an American educator, author, orator, and political leader. He was the dominant figure in the African-American community in the United States from 1890 to 1915...
in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
in 2003. Obtained a football scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
at Butler Community College
Butler Community College
Butler Community College is an accredited 2-year community college located in El Dorado, Kansas, United States. Founded in 1927, it was originally named Butler County Community College, as El Dorado is the Butler County seat, but it was renamed in recent years.- Statistics :Butler is a fairly...
where he received an honor as a Pre Season All American in the NJCAA Division. After leading the Grizzlies to the National Title game in 2005, he accepted a football scholarship to University of Nebraska with teammate Zac Taylor
Zac Taylor
Zac Taylor in an American football quarterback. From 2005 to 2006, he was the starting quarterback for Cornhuskers football team at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He was recruited late in the 2004-2005 off-season by the Huskers, being a described "lucky break" due to the Huskers lack of...
. Graduating with a Bachelor degree in Social Science, Frantz signed with the Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
as a Free Agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
in the summer of 2008. Frantz is the youngest sibling
Sibling
Siblings are people who share at least one parent. A male sibling is called a brother; and a female sibling is called a sister. In most societies throughout the world, siblings usually grow up together and spend a good deal of their childhood socializing with one another...
of six brothers and one sister.
Hardy signed with the Montreal Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...
of the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
on January 14, 2009, but was released at the end of a remarkable pre-season on June 24, 2009.
In 2011 Hardy is looking forward on his return to the Nebraska and signed a professional contract with the Nebraska Danger
Nebraska Danger
The Nebraska Danger is a professional indoor football team set to begin play in the Indoor Football League for the 2011 season. Based in Grand Island, the Danger will play its home games at Eihusen Arena....
. The Nebraska Danger is a professional indoor football team set to begin play in the Indoor Football League for the 2011 season. Based in Grand Island, the Danger will play its home games at Eihusen Arena.[1]