Charles "Charlie Red" Hardnett is a former NBA basketball player. The 6' 8" power-forward played for Carver High School Atlanta, GA. He played college basketball for Grambling State University from 1959 to 1963. Hardnett earned All-America honors in 1962. He was also the NAIA Basketball Tournament MVP in 1961. Hardnett was drafted in the 3rd round of the 1962 NBA draft by the St. Louis Hawks. He played for the Chicago Zephyrs in the 1962-63 season and the Baltimore Bullets from 1963 to 1965. Hardnett also coached at the college level. He coached at Coppin State College from 1970 to 1974, and at Morris Brown College from 1974 to 1980. 

September 13th, 1938 in Atlanta (Age 85)