[citation needed] His talent attracted the attention of pro scouts and when he graduated in 1980, the Washington Diplomats of the North American Soccer League (NASL) selected him in the second round of the draft.
[4] By the time Hawkins graduated, the NASL had folded, but the Pittsburgh Spirit of Major Indoor Soccer League selected him in the first round of the draft in the spring of 1984.
Vernon Corsairs in the New York City Super League[citation needed] until he took a job as a computer programmer with IBM.
[citation needed] Hawkins currently lives in the Chicago area with his wife of 28 years, Eyleen whom he met while in graduate school.
[11] Elyssa is currently a part of the men's and women's water polo coaching staff at Pomona-Pitzer Colleges in Claremont, California.