Clarion DeWitt Hardy (October 2, 1877 â June 27, 1936) was an American college football and college baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Dakota Wesleyan University in three separate stints (1902, 1907âÂÂ1908, and 1913âÂÂ1914) compiling a record of 16âÂÂ14âÂÂ2. Hardy also had two stints at the head baseball coach at Dakota Wesleyan, from 1905 to 1910 and again in 1913. He later served as a public speaking and debate professor at Northwestern University.