Tom Hawkins (basketball)

Tom Hawkins
No. 20, 19, 33
Small forward
Personal information
Date of birth December 22, 1936 (1936-12-22) (age 75)
Place of birth Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
High school Parker (Illinois)
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College Notre Dame
NBA Draft 1959 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers
Pro career 1959–1969
League NBA
Career history
1959–1962 Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers
1962–1966 Cincinnati Royals
1966–1969 Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 6,672 (8.7 ppg)
Rebounds 4,607 (6.7 rpg)
Assists 871 (1.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Thomas (Tom or Tommy) Jerome Hawkins (born December 22, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player.

A 6'5" (1.96 m) forward, Hawkins starred at Chicago's Parker High School before playing at the University of Notre Dame, where he became the school's first African American basketball star.[1] He was then selected by the Minneapolis (later Los Angeles) Lakers in the first round of the 1959 NBA Draft, and he would have a productive ten-year career in the league, playing for the Lakers as well as the Cincinnati Royals as he registered 6,672 career points and 4,607 career rebounds.[2]

Hawkins later worked in radio broadcasting in Los Angeles and served as vice president of communications for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b 100 Years Remembered in 100 Days: The Hawk. Notre Dame Official Athletic Site. December 20, 2004. Retrieved on January 2, 2009.
  2. ^ Career statistics. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 2, 2009.

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