Connie Hawkins

Connie Hawkins
	Hawkins with the ABA's most valuable player award in 1968
Personal information
Born	July 17, 1942; Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	October 6, 2017 (aged 75); Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Boys (Brooklyn, New York)
NBA draft	1964: undrafted
Playing career	1961–1976
Position	Power forward / center
Number	42
Career history
1961–1963	Pittsburgh Rens
1963–1967	Harlem Globetrotters
1967–1969	Pittsburgh/Minnesota Pipers
1969–1973	Phoenix Suns
1973–1975	Los Angeles Lakers
1975–1976	Atlanta Hawks
Career highlights and awards
	ABA champion (1968); ABA Playoffs MVP (1968); ABA MVP (1968); 4× NBA All-Star (1970–1973); 2× ABA All-Star (1968, 1969); All-NBA First Team (1970); 2× All-ABA First Team (1968, 1969); ABA All-Time Team; No. 42 retired by Phoenix Suns; ABL MVP (1962); All-ABL First Team (1962); Mr. Basketball USA (1960); First-team Parade All-American (1960);
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points	11,528 (18.7 ppg)
Rebounds	5,450 (8.8 rpg)
Assists	2,556 (4.1 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player

Cornelius Lance "Connie" Hawkins (July 17, 1942 – October 6, 2017) was an American professional basketball player. A New York City playground legend, "the Hawk" was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992.

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