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Posted on 08/16/2017 6:53:54 PM PDT by EveningStar
Tom Hawkins, who played six seasons for the Lakers, worked as a broadcaster in L.A. and later served as a Dodgers executive, passed away at his home in Malibu on Wednesday. He was 80.
A 6-foot-5 forward, Hawkins starred at Chicago’s Parker (now Robeson) High School before playing at Notre Dame, where he became the first African-American student-athlete to earn All-America honors for the Fighting Irish.
Hawkins was the first Irish player to average in double figures for scoring and rebounding during each of his three seasons (freshmen were ineligible during his collegiate career). His 1,318 career rebounds remains the oldest standing program record.
Hawkins graduated with a sociology degree and was selected by the then-Minneapolis Lakers with the third pick in the first round of the 1959 NBA draft. “The Hawk” enjoyed a productive 10-year career in the league, and played one season in Minnesota, before moving with the team to Los Angeles.
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Thanks for the ping. This was back in the day when you really got to see a player’s leg muscles.
Shows how old I am getting. I see Jerry West 44 in the picture. Looks like that might be Bill Russell at center for the Celtics.
RIP.
Elgin Baylor is on the left and Bailey Howell on the right, both Hall of Famers along with Russell and West.
Sad one of the good guys never heard a bad word about that guy
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