Grossman was an All State performer at Haverford High School, in suburban Philadelphia, where from a young age he would reply to the question, "What will you do when you grow up?" with the certain retort: "I'm going to be a professional football player." He was a varsity letterman in both football and wrestling at Haverford Senior High School.
Hardin coached numerous future professional players at Temple including New York Jets defensive lineman Joe Klecko, Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Randy Grossman, Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Kevin Ross, San Diego Chargers linebacker Bill Singletary, and New York Jets quarterback Steve Joachim, who won the Maxwell Award in 1974 playing for the Owls.
Randy Brecker | Randy Travis | Randy Stonehill | Randy Quaid | Randy Lerner | Randy Johnson | Randy Jackson | Randy Bachman | Randy Couture | Randy Kuhl | Randy Moss | Randy Crawford | Randy Houser | Randy Meisner | Lev Grossman | Austin Grossman | Randy Stuart | Randy Savage | Randy Orton | Randy Napoleon | Randy Smith | Randy Pausch | Randy Michaels | Randy Karraker | Randy Ferbey | Randy Boudreaux | David Grossman | Stefan Grossman | Randy Wigginton | Randy Weaver |