Tom Hawkins (basketball)

Tom Hawkins
Personal information
Born December 22, 1936
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Parker (Chicago, Illinois)
College Notre Dame (1956–1959)
NBA draft 1959 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers
Pro career 1959–1969
Position Small forward
Number 20, 19, 33
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 Basketball-Reference.com

Thomas Jerome "Tom" Hawkins (born December 22, 1936) 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 and television broadcasting in Los Angeles and served as vice president of communications for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 100 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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