Tim Hardy is a retired American

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defender who played professionally in the

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and National Professional Soccer League. Hardy graduated from LaSalle High School where he was an All State soccer player. Notable LaSalle Alumni
He attended

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, where he played on the men's soccer team from 1992 to 1995. In 1996, Hardy turned professional with the

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of the

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. In the fall of 1996, Hardy moved indoors with the St. Louis Ambush of the National Professional Soccer League. In 1998, Hardy signed with the

Rochester Rhinos Rochester Rhinos, formerly known as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, was an American soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. The club won the 1999 U.S. Open Cup, marking the only time a non-MLS team has won the U.S. Open Cup sinc ...

, playing for them for three seasons. In addition to playing outdoors with the Rhinos, Hardy also spent the winters with the

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of the NPSL. He finished his career with the

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during the 2000–2001 NPSL season.

References

Living people 1973 births American men's soccer players Buffalo Blizzard players Cleveland Crunch (NPSL) players Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Richmond Kickers players Rochester Rhinos players St. Louis Ambush (1992–2000) players A-League (1995–2004) players USISL Select League players Soccer players from Michigan Men's association football defenders 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-defender-1970s-stub