The strong armed quarterback virtually re-wrote the Duke and ACC record books during his playing days with the Blue Devils.

[1] Despite his outstanding collegiate career, Hart's time in the National Football League (NFL) was short and uneventful.

[3] Bills starting quarterback Dennis Shaw had been concussed early in the 4th quarter of the team's previous game against the Cleveland Browns, and head coach Lou Saban turned to the 23-year old Hart to step into the void as a starter.

[3] "I've done little but watch others since I've come into pro football," Hart told a reporter ahead of the game, adding "I'm just happy about this opportunity — I hope I can take advantage of it.

"[3] The Colts were a formidable foe for the Bills, having blanked the upstate New Yorkers three times in a row — by scores of 43-0, 24-0, and 17-0 — coming into Hart's December 3 trial by fire.

[3] Unfortunately, things went just as poorly as they could have gone, with the inexperienced QB throwing a pair of first quarter picks to Colts safeties Jerry Logan and Rick Volk.

[4] On April 26, 1974, Hart was traded to the New York Giants for a draft pick,[4] but he never played for the team, thereby ending his NFL career.