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 professional football guard who played for ten seasons in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Oakland Raiders from its founding in 1960 until 1970. He played college football for the Pacific Tigers and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the AFL's first draft in 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 in Fort Peck, Montana, on June 17, 1938.[1] He attended Shasta High School in Redding, California.[2] He enrolled at the University of the Pacific and played college football for the Pacific Tigers.[3]
Professional career
[edit]The Denver Broncos selected Hawkins among their first selections in the 1960 AFL draft.[4][5] However, he was assigned to the Oakland Raiders before 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 the 1969 AFL season.[8] He played on the Raiders' taxi squad in 1970, and announced his retirement in 1971.[9] He was later voted to the All-Time Raider team.[8] He earned AFL All-Star honors for five straight years beginning in 1963, and was on the 1967 AFL Champion team that competed in Super Bowl II against the Green Bay Packers. He is a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.[10]
In Super Bowl II, Hawkins faced off against Jerry Kramer of the Green Bay Packers. Hawkins and Kramer are both from Jordan, 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 teammates Bob Svihus and Dave Dalby to author the book, Raider: How Offensive Can You Be? A 25-year History of the Oakland Raiders, published by Peninsula Publishing in Monterey, California.[12]
In the real estate investment business, Hawkins was an avid golfer who supported Caring for Kids, an organization which benefits the Monterey Bay Boys & Girls Clubs and the Children's Miracle Network.[13] Each year, a group of retired professional football players, including many greats from the Pro Football Hall of Fame, compete in the Legends Golf Tournament held 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.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ "Former teacher writes history of Shasta Union High School District". redding.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ "Wayne Hawkins". databaseFotball.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ Boyles, Bob; Guido, Paul (2009). The USA Today College Football Encyclopedia 2009-2010. Skyhorse Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 9781602396777. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ 1960 Denver Broncos (PDF). p. 16. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Wayne Hawkins With Raiders". Stockton Record. Associated Press. April 15, 1960. p. 26. Retrieved July 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "American Football League Hall of Fame". Official Site of the American Football League Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ a b "Tales from the AFL". Legends Invitational. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ "Wayne Hawkins Is Planning To Retire". January 26, 1971. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ "OAKLANDRAIDERSAmerican Football LeagueCharter Members". Official Site of the American Football League Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ Tom LaMarre. "Most Underrated Raider of All Time: Wayne Hawkins - Sports Illustrated Las Vegas Raiders News, Analysis and More". Si.com. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ LaMarre, Tom (March 21, 2021). "Most Underrated Raider of All Time: Wayne Hawkins". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ "Legends Invitational" (PDF). Legends Invitational. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ "Legends Invitational" (PDF). Legends Invitational. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ "Raiders mourn the passing of Wayne Hawkins". Raiders.com. Retrieved July 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