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Carroll Hardy

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The Resume

Why he might be annoying:

    His NFL playing career lasted for eight games.
    Spectators once booed at him during Ted Williams's final major league game at Fenway Park.
    The Red Sox traded him for Dick Williams.
    He spent the later years of his baseball career in the minors with limited appearances with the Colt .45's and the Twins.
    He never played in a World Series.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was South Dakota's first two-sport pro athlete with the NFL and MLB.
    Aside from pinch-hitting for Ted Williams, he also pinch-hit for Carl Yastrzemski and Roger Maris.
    He smacked a three run home run as his first home run on his 25th birthday.
    He was Y.A. Tittle's top passing target.
    He helped create the Denver Broncos' Orange Crush Defense.
    He witnessed the Broncos' three Super Bowl appearances in his time as the team's front office executive (1977, 1986 and 1987).

Credit: Neo NX2004


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying