| Frank Hawkins | |
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| Date of birth: | July 3, 1959 |
| Place of birth: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | Running Back |
| Jersey №: | 27 |
| College: | Nevada |
| NFL Draft: | 1981 / Round: 10 |
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| 1981-1987 | Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Frank Hawkins, Jr. (born July 3, 1959 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a former professional football player, a running back who played seven seasons in the NFL with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders from 1981-87.
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Football history
Hawkins' football career began in Las Vegas' Pop Warner system and continued through Western High School, where he was a star running back. After graduation in 1977, he earned a full athletic scholarship to the University of Nevada, Reno, where he played for four seasons and was a three-time All-American (Division I-AA) at running back, and twice the I-AA rushing leader. His jersey #27 was retired by the Wolf Pack.
In the 1981 NFL Draft, Hawkins was selected at the end of the tenth round (276th overall) by the champion Oakland Raiders. With the Raiders in Oakland and Los Angeles, he also wore number 27 and played in Super Bowl XVIII in January 1984. During that 1983 NFL season, Hawkins and running back Kenny King combined for 1,119 total rushing and receiving yards and 10 touchdowns, winning the final game 38-9 over the favored Washington Redskins. During his seven seasons with the Raiders, Hawkins was the second-leading rusher for three straight seasons, 1983-85.[1]
Nicknamed "The Hawk," his 5,333 career rushing yards at Nevada ranks fourth all-time in NCAA history behind Ricky Williams (Texas), Tony Dorsett (Pittsburgh) and Charles White (Southern California). In 1997, Hawkins was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[2]
Business career
Upon his retirement from football, Frank Hawkins served on the Las Vegas City Council and was the first elected black official in the city. He served one four-year term, beginning in 1991.[3][3] While in office, he was also a board member for the Las Vegas Housing Authority.
He now builds affordable houses, through federal Housing and Urban Development grants, in low-income, inner city neighborhoods in the same community he grew up in.[4]
| Preceded by Steve Miller |
Las Vegas City Council Ward 1 1991 - 1995 |
Succeeded by Michael McDonald |
External links
- November 1997 article, "Former councilman heads effort to rebuild Gerson Park"
- Raiders.com - "Whatever Happened to...," - Frank Hawkins - 29-May-2007
- College Football Hall of Fame - Frank Hawkins
References
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