Thomas Michael Hardiman, Sr., 96, of Concord died peacefully at

home surrounded by family on October 12, 2026. He was born October 22, 1929,

the son of Irish immigrants John F. and Nora (Gallagher) Hardiman. He was a life-

long resident of Concord and was highly respected as an athlete, coach, business

executive, and gentleman in the Concord area.

Tom attended St. John High School where he excelled in football, basketball,

and baseball, and graduated as Valedictorian in 1947. He was the first inductee to

the St. John/Bishop Brady Athletics Hall of Fame, and the Bishop Brady gym was

named the Thomas M. Hardiman Gymnasium in 2010. In college he played

football and baseball, and he is in the Georgetown Hall of Fame for both sports.

After graduating in 1951, he signed a contract with the Chicago Bears. He played

a few pre-season games before being drafted into the U.S. Army. During his two

years in the army, he played sports in Europe. After his discharge from the army

in 1953, he returned to Concord and married Regina Miniutti. His former coach

and mentor, Bill Haller, hired him to work at United Life/Chubb. He was a Senior

Vice President of Chubb Securities when he retired early to care for his dying wife

in 1987. He also served on the Board of Directors of Concord Savings Bank for

many years. He coached basketball at St. John/Bishop Brady from 1955 to 1964,

and won championships in 1962 and 1964. He was an honorable mention in the

Union Leader’s 100 Best New Hampshire Athletes of the 20th

Century.

He is a member of the NHIAA Hall of Fame. He was named Concord’s Outstanding

Citizen of 1984. He played baseball in the Sunset League for about 20 years. His

Sunday night pickup basketball games at the old Boys Club on Highland Street

were legendary. He also enjoyed playing golf and watching horse racing. Tom’s

family and his Catholic faith were of utmost importance to him.

He leaves his children, William and his wife Carol of Concord, Kathleen Gordon

and her husband Glen of Portsmouth, Patricia Sargent and her husband Rick of

Sunderland, Vermont, Thomas, Jr. and his wife Anne of York Beach, Maine, and

Mary Beth Hardiman of Penacook, 13 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.

He was predeceased by his wife Regina in 1988 and son Kevin in 2021. He was

also predeceased by his brothers John and Jim and his sister Mary Brochu.

Calling hours will be held Sunday October 18, 2026 from 4 to 6 p.m. at

Waters Funeral Home, 50 S. Main St., Concord.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday October 19, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. at Christ the King Parish/St John’s, 72 S. Main St., Concord, NH, followed by an interment at Calvary Cemetery in Concord.

Memorial donations may be made in Tom’s memory to Bishop Brady High

School, 25 Columbus Ave., Concord, NH 03301.