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Running back, Baylor, to 1978

Greg Hawthorne

Born
Sep 5, 1956, in Fort Worth, Texas
Died
Jul 8, 2026

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Greg Hawthorne played running back at Baylor (to 1978). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Hawthorne in the first round, No. 28 overall in the 1979 NFL Draft.

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