Notre Dame All-American legend Kevin Hardy passes away

Notre Dame is a historic school in America, blessed with creating some of the greatest athletes the country has ever seen.

Look no further than Kevin Hardy, arguably the greatest athlete the school has ever seen after earning a monogram in three sports during his time at the college.

Sadly, the Notre Dame website has announced that Hardy passed away on the 6th of May in Northern California at the age of 78.

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Hardy was the first athlete in 19 years to star in three college sports, playing defensive tackle for the Fighting Irish football team, right field on the baseball team, and a role player in the basketball team.

His main sport was football and had a breakout campaign in Notre Dame's 1966 National Championship victory, making 79 tackles and four pass breakups, earning First-Team All-American honors.

Due to ongoing back injuries, Hardy stayed on at Notre Dame for four years and had 33 tackles in his final season with the Fighting Irish before being selected as the seventh pick in the 1968 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints.

Hardy immediately moved from Saints without suiting up for them and joined the San Fransisco 49ers as compensation.

He spent his professional career with the Niners, the Green Bay Packers, and the San Diego Chargers. It's fitting that he spent most of his career in California, having been born in Oakland in 1945.

According to ProFootballReference, Hardy appeared in 45 professional games, starting 12 of them. He was listed at 6ft5 and 276 pounds.

Hardy is survived by his son, Danny, daughter, Shannon Kuhl, and sisters Mary and Barbara. He was a true legend at Notre Dame.

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