Tom Hawkins (basketball)
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| Small forward | |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | December 22, 1936 |
| 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 | |
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| 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]
[edit] References
- ^ a b 100 Years Remembered in 100 Days: The Hawk. Notre Dame Official Athletic Site. December 20, 2004. Retrieved on January 2, 2009.
- ^ Career statistics. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 2, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Career stats at www.basketball-reference.com
- Profile at University of Notre Dame's Official Athletic Site
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- 1936 births
- Living people
- African American basketball players
- American basketball players
- People from Chicago, Illinois
- Basketball players from Illinois
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball players
- Minneapolis Lakers draft picks
- Minneapolis Lakers players
- Los Angeles Lakers players
- Cincinnati Royals players
- Los Angeles Clippers broadcasters
- Small forwards
- Power forwards (basketball)
- College basketball announcers in the United States
