Carroll Hardy, a multi-sport star best known as the only man ever to pinch hit for Ted Williams, died Sunday at age 87. As a football executive, he helped build the “Orange Crush” defense of the Denver Broncos.Carroll Hardy, a multi-sport star best known as the only man ever to pinch hit for Ted Williams, died Sunday at age 87. As a football executive, he helped build the “Orange Crush” defense of the Denver Broncos.
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