Andy Hawkins (American football)

Andy Hawkins
No. 59
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1958-03-31)March 31, 1958
Bay City, Texas, U.S.
Died:October 7, 2015(2015-10-07) (aged 57)
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Van Vleck
(Van Vleck, Texas)
College:Texas A&M-Kingsville
NFL draft:1980 / round: 10 / pick: 267
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:7.3
Fumble recoveries:5
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Anthony James Hawkins (March 31, 1958 – October 7, 2015) was a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 10th round of the 1980 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas A&M-Kingsville. Hawkins had 5.3 career sacks, and is the one of only three players (the others were the other two players involved in the sack) in the history of the NFL to accomplish this. His one third of a sack came in 1982 while Hawkins was on the Buccaneers. On November 29, 1982, in a 23–17 win against the Miami Dolphins, Hawkins was one of two other players to sack quarterback Don Strock, and it was subsequently decided to award each of the three players involved in the sack one third of a sack.

Hawkins brother Mike also played in the NFL for the New England Patriots.

Hawkins died on October 7, 2015, at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, in Houston, Texas.[1]

  1. ^ "Anthony James Hawkins".