Benjamin Charles Hawkins (March 22, 1944 – October 9, 2017), nicknamed "the Hawk", was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL), primarily for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1966 to 1973.
[1] He later played in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns and the Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League (WFL).
He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils and was selected in the third round of the 1966 NFL draft by the Eagles.
Hawkins was also selected in the fifth round of the 1966 AFL Draft by the New York Jets but opted to play in the NFL instead.
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