Holy Cross Athletics

Hank Giardi played three sports at Holy Cross, but will always be remembered as a truly great back in football during the golden days of Crusader football.  He played under the legendary Dr. Eddie Anderson on teams that won 23 games, lost only three and tied two.

Giardi was primarily a blocking back for the great Bill Osmanski, but was an outstanding ball carrier in his own right and also excelled in the secondary.  He helped the 1937 team to an unbeaten season and in 1938, with Giardi a two-way starter, the Crusaders were 8-1, losing only to Carnegie Tech 7-6.  He also played on three teams that beat Georgia.

In addition to his exploits in football, Giardi played centerfield in baseball and excelled in basketball.