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Chauncey Hardy (May 15, 1988 – October 9, 2011) was an American professional basketball player. He played for CSS Giurgiu in the Divizia A, the top-tier professional basketball league of Romania. He died on October 9, 2011 in the Romanian city of Giurgiu, where he was severely beaten in a nightclub following an altercation with a group of men. Hardy arrived comatose in hospital and died following surgery.[1] A day later, a man was arrested after he surrendered to police. He was put in custody pending the trial.[2]
Chauncey, a native of Middletown, Connecticut, previously played basketball for Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut.[3]
References
- ^ "Chauncey Hardy, American Basketball Player, Dies After Attack In Romania". Huffingtonpost.com. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20111009/bko-romania-hardy-killed/. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ Arrest made in ex-Sacred Heart Pioneers player Chauncey Hardy's death - ESPN
- ^ "Chauncey Hardy: Former Sacred Heart Basketball Player Chauncey Hardy Killed Overseas - CTnow". Courant.com. 2011-10-10. http://www.courant.com/news/breaking/hc-ap-american-chauncey-hardy-killed-1009,0,4934918.story. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
Categories:- 1988 births
- 2011 deaths
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- American expatriate basketball people in Romania
- African American basketball players
- Basketball players from Connecticut
- People from Middletown, Connecticut
- Point guards
- Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball players
- Deaths by beating
- People murdered in Romania
- American basketball biography, 1980s birth stubs
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