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Connie Hawkins
File:Connie Hawkins.jpeg
Personal information
Born July 17, 1942
Brooklyn, New York
Died October 6, 2017 (aged 75)
Nationality American
Physical stats
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 210 lbs (95 kg)
Career information
High school Boys (Brooklyn, New York)
NBA Draft 1964 / Undrafted
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career 1961–1976 (15 years)
Position Power forward / Center
Career history
As player:
1961–1963 Pittsburgh Rens
1963–1967 Harlem Globetrotters
1967–1969 Pittsburgh/Minnesota Pipers
1969–1973 Phoenix Suns
1973–1975 Los Angeles Lakers
1975–1976 Atlanta Hawks
Career highlights and awards
  • ABA champion (1968)
  • ABA Playoffs MVP (1968)
  • ABA MVP (1968)
  • NBA All-Star (19701973)
  • ABA All-Star (1968)
  • All-NBA First Team (1970)
  • 2× All-ABA First Team (1968, 1969)
  • ABA All-Time Team
  • Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor
  • No. 42 retired by Phoenix Suns
  • ABL MVP (1962)
  • All-ABL First Team (1962)


Cornelius Lance "Connie" Hawkins (July 17, 1942 – October 6, 2017), nicknamed The Hawk, was an American American Basketball Association, National Basketball Association and Harlem Globetrotters player.

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