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Linebacker, North Carolina, to 1960

Rip Hawkins

Born
Apr 21, 1939, in Winchester, Tennessee
Died
Jul 28, 2015, in Cheyenne, Wyoming

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Rip Hawkins played linebacker at North Carolina (to 1960). The Minnesota Vikings took Hawkins in round 2, No. 15 overall in the 1961 NFL Draft. The Boston Patriots also took him in round 2, No. 12 overall in the 1961 AFL Draft.

Best season
1960
First-team All-ACC
Drafted
No. 15
Round 2, 1961 NFL Draft (Minnesota Vikings)

Honors

The teams in those years

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In the NFL

Pro Bowl: 1963 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 1963

All-Pro teams: AP second team 1963.

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