Harty grew up in Los Angeles and attended Servite High School where he played on the boys’ soccer team.
[2] In 1989, Harty spent the collegiate off season with the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks of the Western Soccer League (WSL).
The head would stay shaven throughout his MLS career, and Harty quickly became a fan favorite, earning the nickname Mr. Clean.
Following his retirement from professional soccer, Harty spent the next six months traveling in India and Tibet, soul-searching and helping out the people of the area.
He found a new calling in medicine, and moved to the Portland, Oregon, area, where he prepares pacemakers and defibrillators for patients as an employee of St. Jude Medical.