Hardisty began coaching at York Wasps, replacing Bill Kirkbride. He resigned in January 1983. Hardisty also briefly coached Halifax for the remainder of the 1988–89 season following the resignation of Ross Strudwick. Honours Hardisty is a Tigers Hall of Fame inductee. Arriva Yorkshire honoured 13 rugby league footballers on Thursday 20 August 2009, at a ceremony at the Jungle, the home of the Castleford. A fleet of new buses were named after the "Arriva Yorkshire Rugby League Dream Team". Members of the public nominated the best ever rugby league footballers to have played in West Yorkshire, supported by local rugby league journalists; James Deighton from BBC Leeds, and Tim Butcher, editor of Rugby League World. The "Arriva Yorkshire Rugby League Dream Team" is; Trevor Foster MBE, Neil Fox MBE, Albert Goldthorpe, Alan Hardisty, Stan Kielty, Lewis Jones, Roger Millward MBE, Malcolm Reilly, Garry Schofield, Keith Senior, David Topliss, Dave Valentine and Adrian Vowles. References External links Hardisty delighted as Tigers turn back the clock Memory Box Search at archive.castigersheritage.com 1941 births Living people Castleford Tigers captains Castleford Tigers coaches Castleford Tigers players Dewsbury Rams coaches English rugby league coaches English rugby league players Great Britain national rugby league team players Halifax R.L.F.C. coaches Leeds Rhinos captains Leeds Rhinos players Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league players from Pontefract York Wasps coaches Yorkshire rugby league team players