Nate Hawkins | |
Number: | 86 |
Position: | Wide receiver |
Birth Date: | February 8, 1950 |
Birth Place: | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lbs: | 190 |
High School: | Booker T. Washington (Houston, Texas) |
College: | UNLV |
Draftyear: | 1972 |
Draftround: | 16 |
Draftpick: | 403 |
Pastteams: | |
Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 11 |
Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
Statvalue2: | 32 |
Statlabel3: | Receptions |
Statvalue3: | 1 |
Pfr: | HawkNa00 |
Nathaniel Alfred Hawkins (February 8, 1950 – January 31, 2021) was an American football wide receiver who played one season with the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football for UNLV Rebels football team and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 16th round of the 1972 NFL draft.[2]
Hawkins died from COVID-19 on January 31, 2021, eight days before his 71st birthday, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas.[3] [4]