Wayne Hawkins
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||||
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| Born: | June 17, 1938 Fort Peck, Montana,U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | July 25, 2022(aged 84) | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Shasta (Redding, California) | ||||||||
| College: | Pacific | ||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1960/ round: First selections | ||||||||
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Wayne Allen Hawkins(June 17, 1938 – July 25, 2022) was an American professionalfootballguardwho played for ten seasons in theAmerican Football League(AFL) and theNational Football League(NFL). He played for theOakland Raidersfrom its founding in 1960 until 1970. He playedcollege footballfor thePacific Tigersand was drafted by theDenver Broncosin theAFL's first draftin 1960, he joined the Raiders through the allocation draft before the start of the first AFL season.
Early life and amateur career
[edit]Hawkins was born inFort Peck, Montana,on June 17, 1938.[1]He attendedShasta High SchoolinRedding, California.[2]He enrolled at theUniversity of the Pacificand playedcollege footballfor thePacific Tigers.[3]
Professional career
[edit]TheDenver Broncosselected Hawkins among their first selections in the1960 AFL draft.[4][5]However, he was assigned to theOakland Raidersbefore the 1960 season.[6]He went on to become one of only twenty AFL players who played in the AFL for entirety of the league's 10-year run.[7]
Hawkins started as right guard for the Raiders from the teams' inception in 1960 thru the1969 AFL season.[8]He played on the Raiders'taxi squadin 1970, and announced his retirement in 1971.[9]He was later voted to the All-Time Raider team.[8]He earnedAFL All-Starhonors for five straight years beginning in 1963, and was on the 1967 AFL Champion team that competed inSuper Bowl IIagainst theGreen Bay Packers.He is a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.[10]
In Super Bowl II, Hawkins faced off againstJerry Kramerof the Green Bay Packers. Hawkins and Kramer are both fromJordan, Montana,and had the same doctor, while their mothers shared a friendship.[11]
Later life
[edit]During the mid-1980s, Hawkins collaborated with fellow former Oakland teammatesBob SvihusandDave Dalbyto author the book,Raider: How Offensive Can You Be? A 25-year History of the Oakland Raiders,published by Peninsula Publishing inMonterey, California.[12]
In the real estate investment business, Hawkins was an avid golfer who supportedCaring for Kids,an organization which benefits theMonterey Bay Boys & Girls Clubsand theChildren's Miracle Network.[13]Each year, a group of retired professional football players, including many greats from thePro Football Hall of Fame,compete in theLegends Golf Tournamentheld annually at The Spanish Bay Inn, Pebble Beach, and Spyglass Hill golf.[14]
On July 28, 2022, The Raiders announces Hawkins' death on July 25.[15]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Wayne Hawkins Stats".Pro-Football-Reference.Sports Reference LLC.RetrievedJuly 28,2022.
- ^"Former teacher writes history of Shasta Union High School District".redding. Archived fromthe originalon October 19, 2013.RetrievedOctober 17,2013.
- ^"Wayne Hawkins".databaseFotball. Archived fromthe originalon October 18, 2013.RetrievedOctober 17,2013.
- ^Boyles, Bob; Guido, Paul (2009).The USA Today College Football Encyclopedia 2009-2010.Skyhorse Publishing. p. 121.ISBN9781602396777.RetrievedJuly 30,2022.
- ^1960 Denver Broncos(PDF).p. 16.RetrievedJuly 30,2022.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^"Wayne Hawkins With Raiders".Stockton Record.Associated Press. April 15, 1960. p. 26.RetrievedJuly 29,2022– viaNewspapers.
- ^"American Football League Hall of Fame".Official Site of the American Football League Hall of Fame.RetrievedOctober 17,2013.
- ^ab"Tales from the AFL".Legends Invitational.RetrievedOctober 17,2013.
- ^"Wayne Hawkins Is Planning To Retire".January 26, 1971.RetrievedJuly 29,2022.
- ^"OAKLANDRAIDERSAmerican Football LeagueCharter Members".Official Site of the American Football League Hall of Fame.RetrievedOctober 17,2013.
- ^Tom LaMarre."Most Underrated Raider of All Time: Wayne Hawkins - Sports Illustrated Las Vegas Raiders News, Analysis and More".Si.RetrievedJuly 29,2022.
- ^LaMarre, Tom (March 21, 2021)."Most Underrated Raider of All Time: Wayne Hawkins".SI.Sports Illustrated.RetrievedJuly 28,2022.
- ^"Legends Invitational"(PDF).Legends Invitational.RetrievedOctober 17,2013.
- ^"Legends Invitational"(PDF).Legends Invitational.RetrievedOctober 17,2013.
- ^"Raiders mourn the passing of Wayne Hawkins".Raiders.RetrievedJuly 29,2022.
Further reading
[edit]- Flores, Tom and Fulks, Matt. "Tales from the Oakland Raiders Sideline: A Collection of the Greatest Raiders Stories Ever Told". Skyhorse Publishing Inc., December 5, 2012.
- 1938 births
- 2022 deaths
- American football offensive guards
- Oakland Raiders players
- Pacific Tigers football players
- American Football League All-Star players
- People from Jordan, Montana
- Sportspeople from Redding, California
- Players of American football from Shasta County, California
- Players of American football from Montana
- American Football League players