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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jim Hardy Infant Dakota Allen Jersey , the oldest living University of Southern California and Los Angeles Rams football player who was the MVP of the 1945 Rose Bowl, has died. He was 96.The university said Monday he died Aug. 16 of natural causes at his home in the desert city of La Quinta, 130 miles east of Los Angeles.Hardy was selected eighth in the first round of the 1945 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins. The quarterback spent seven seasons in the league and was part of the 1952 Detroit Lions team that won the NFL championship. He also played for the Rams (1946-48) and Chicago Cardinals (1949-51). He threw for 5,690 yards and 54 touchdowns.Hardy played for the Rams in their inaugural season. He was named to the Pro Bowl in 1950.While with the Cardinals in 1950, he set a single-game record by throwing eight interceptions against the Philadelphia Eagles, which still stands. The following week against the Baltimore Colts, he rebounded to throw six TDs.Hardy lettered three seasons (1942-44) at quarterback and defensive back for USC Discount Dakota Allen Jersey , starting his final two seasons and leading the Trojans to a pair of shutout Rose Bowl victories.He threw three touchdown passes against Washington in a 29-0 victory in the 1944 Rose Bowl, then passed for two TDs and ran for a third to earn MVP honors in a 25-0 win over Tennessee in the 1945 Rose Bowl.He also played third base for the USC baseball team for three years.His late brother, Don, played end for the Trojans in the mid-1940s and was drafted by the Rams in football and the Cleveland Indians in baseball.Hardy was inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1994.After a business career, he was the general manager of the ABA’s Los Angeles Stars (1969-70) and then held a similar title at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1973-86).Hardy remained a lifelong USC football fan who until two years ago would drive himself two hours from the desert to Los Angeles once a week to watch the team’s practices. He also attended over 80 Rose Bowl games.He is survived by his wife of 74 years, Henrietta; daughters Cindy Aivalis, Ellen Hardy and K. Maria Hardy; and son Danny Hardy. He was preceded in death by his son James. The game that will determine the AFC representative in the Super Bowl could be played in an uncharacteristically intimate venue.Per multiple sources Super Bowl Dakota Allen Jersey , the AFC title game will be played at the StubHub Center, if the L.A. Chargers qualify to host it. The less-than-30,000-seat facility, which has played host to the Chargers for the last two seasons and will do so for at least one more, will be the site of the AFC championship, if the Chargers earn the right to host it.The game will stay at the much smaller stadium despite the presence of another NFL-ready properly little more than 10 miles away, regardless of whether the Rams are hosting the NFC championship game on the same day at the Coliseum.As MDS noted earlier in the day Johnny Hekker Jersey , the possibility of both the Chargers and Rams hosting conference championship games could eventually result in one team playing on Sunday and the other playing on Monday. For now, both L.A. teams could play at home on the same day in January, since they play in separate venues.