| Personal information | |||||||
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| Born: | June 11, 1923 Oakland, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | January 8, 2009 (aged 85) | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 217 lb (98 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Lafayette (CA) Acalanes | ||||||
| College: | California | ||||||
| Position: | Center/ Linebacker | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1945 / Round: 5 / Pick: 37 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
Roger Paul Harding (June 11, 1923 – January 8, 2009) was a center in the National Football League (NFL).
Harding was born Roger Paul Harding on June 11, 1923 in Oakland, California.[1]
Harding was drafted in the fifth round of the 1945 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams and played with the team for two seasons, including during the franchise's move to Los Angeles, California. He would spend the following two seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Detroit Lions before splitting the 1949 NFL season between the New York Bulldogs and the Green Bay Packers.
He played at the collegiate level at the University of California, Berkeley.[2]