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Connie Hawkins

1942 - 2017

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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 to play basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes but was unjustly implicated in a point-shaving scandal that saw him kicked out of school as a freshman and essentially blackballed from the NBA. Hawkins found refuge with the Pittsburgh Rens of the American Basketball League, where he won the 1961 league MVP before the league folded. He played four years for the famed exhibition team Harlem Globetrotters before getting to play in the American Basketball Association with the Pittsburgh Pipers in 1967. He won the first league MVP award by averaging 26.8 points and led the team to the ABA championship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Connie Hawkins is the 364th most popular basketball player (down from 307th in 2019), the 12,734th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,703rd in 2019) and the 209th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Connie Hawkins ranks 364 out of 1,757. Before him are Ainars Bagatskis, Bill Wheatley, Larry Johnson, Evan Fournier, Ricky Rubio, and Penny Hardaway. After him are George Karl, Panagiotis Fasoulas, Antoine Rigaudeau, Kenny Rollins, Klay Thompson, and Marion Jones.

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Among people born in 1942, Connie Hawkins ranks 695. Before him are Mario Savio, Dick Butkus, Ellen Meiksins Wood, Gene Okerlund, Ruben Kun, and Margaret Alva. After him are Betsey Johnson, Bobby Rydell, Elvin Bishop, Gerry Marsden, Lee Greenwood, and Robin Widdows. Among people deceased in 2017, Connie Hawkins ranks 593. Before him are Bill Hougland, Cristina Adela Foișor, William Steinkraus, Monty Hall, Sofía Ímber, and Wilfried. After him are Kishori Amonkar, Valery Asapov, Carme Chacón, Warrel Dane, Darrall Imhoff, and Rosemary Leach.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Connie Hawkins ranks 12,738 out of 20,380. Before him are William Boyd (1895), Shannon Briggs (1971), Mary Washburn (1907), Mike Hagerty (1954), Dorothy Abbott (1920), and James Seddon (1815). After him are Benjamin Walker (1982), George Karl (1951), Jane Barkman (1951), William Bendix (1906), Zona Gale (1874), and Brian Kerwin (1949).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Connie Hawkins ranks 209. Before him are Mike Bantom (1951), David Thompson (1953), T. J. McConnell (1992), Bill Wheatley (1909), Larry Johnson (1969), and Penny Hardaway (1971). After him are George Karl (1951), Kenny Rollins (1923), Klay Thompson (1990), Marion Jones (1975), Andre Iguodala (1984), and Randy Brown (1968).

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