Date of birth | c. 1874 |
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Place of birth | Cattaraugus Reservation, Erie County, New York |
Date of death | December 6, 1969 |
Place of death | Gowanda, New York |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Tackle |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
US college | Carlisle Indian School |
Career history | |
As player | |
1901 | Homestead Library & Athletic Club |
1902 | Philadelphia Athletics |
1902–1903 | All-Syracuse |
Hawley Pierce (c. 1874 – December 6, 1969) was an early professional football player for the Philadelphia Athletics of the first National Football League and later for the Syracuse Athletic Club during the 1902 and 1903 World Series of Football. In 1901, he began his professional career playing on the 1901 Homestead Library & Athletic Club football team. Prior to his professional career, Pierce, a Seneca Native American, played for the Carlisle Indian School, located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He was the brother of college and professional football's Bemus Pierce.