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Hardy, two-sport star, architect of Orange Crush dies at 87

| August 9, 2020 5:03 PM

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (AP) — Carroll Hardy, a multi-sport star best known as the only man ever to pinch hit for Ted Williams, died Sunday at age 87.

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