What is Connie Hawkins?
[[File:Connie Hawkins ABA MVP.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|Hawkins in the 1960s]] '''Cornelius Lance Hawkins''' (July 17, 1942 – October 6, 2017) was an American [[American Basketball League (1961–1963)|American Basketball League]], [[National Basketball Association]] and [[American Basketball Association]] player, [[Harlem Globetrotters|Harlem Globetrotter]], [[Harlem Wizards|Harlem Wizard]] and New York City playground legend. It was on the New York City courts that he earned his nickname '''The Hawk'''.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1103/nba-rucker-park-players/content.9.html | work=CNN | title=Connie Hawkins | access-date=2017-10-08 | archive-date=2013-12-17 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217133812/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1103/nba-rucker-park-players/content.9.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> Hawkins was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]]. He studied at [[Iowa State University]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20050614075054/http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/Hawkins.htm Basketball Hall of Fame profile] * [http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/highschool.html ESPN list of the Top 10 High School athletes of all time] * [http://www.nba.com/history/players/hawkins_bio.html Connie Hawkins bio on NBA.com] {{US-sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hawkins, Connie}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Phoenix Suns players]] [[Category:Los Angeles Lakers players]] [[Category:Atlanta Hawks players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from New York City]] [[Category:National Basketball Association players with retired numbers]]