In March 1972 he had already 5 international games played for the United States.[1] He was selected for the American team which finished 14th in the Olympic tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[2] He only played the second game of the preliminary round against Yugoslavia. He scored no goal.[3]
Basketball
Hardiman played for the Trenton Cathedral High School. Where he averaged 17 points and 19 rebounds. He was selected in the New Jersey All-State team, All-Diocese first team and he was selected for the All-Tournament team in the Capitol City Tournament. He declined a offer from the Georgetown University and selected the Canisius University.[4]
^Fremon, Suzanne S. "State Has 13 on Olympic Team", The New York Times, August 13, 1972. Accessed November 22, 2017. "Other New Jerseyans on the various Olympic teams are Phillip Grippaldo of Belle ville and Frank Capsouras of River Edge, weight lifters; Robert Sparks of Clark and Thomas Hardiman of Trenton, team‐handball players, and Reginald Jones of Newark a light‐middleweight boxer."