For all you old timers just wanted to pass along that Alex Hawkins has passed away...prayers for his family. One of the all time greats, will be missed.
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For all you old timers just wanted to pass along that Alex Hawkins has passed away...prayers for his family. One of the all time greats, will be missed.
For all you old timers just wanted to pass along that Alex Hawkins has passed away...prayers for his family. One of the all time greats, will be missed.
For all you old timers just wanted to pass along that Alex Hawkins has passed away...prayers for his family. One of the all time greats, will be missed.
Hello, can we get a link or conformation on the passing of Alex Hawkins?
I know he has been sick for a while, but when I search Alex on Google last night and this morning, I can't find anything on his passing....
@psmith5532 are you a close family member Alex Hawkins who just received this information last night before letting the public know???
For a man to be both a Carolina Gamecock and a Baltimore Colt distinguishes him as much as anything ever could in my book. Disclaimer: my affection for the Baltimore Colts did NOT transfer to Indianapolis.Just received confirmation from GoGamecocks.com...Double whammy for me as the Baltimore Colts were my team back in the day...God Bless...
I got a call from my mother last night. She grew up with Libby in Manning (his ex-wife) and they are still very close, and she had called her saying Alex had passed. He has been in failing health for some time. I'm not sure when it will become public (I may have leaked something I wasn't suppose to) so I don't have a link. I grew up going to Falcon games with his kids when he did play by play for them. Libby sent me a picture of him a few weeks ago and he was unrecognizable...very sad.
I was at that game as well. What year was that? I was pretty little.A real man in the best tradition, and a great Gamecock. As a kid I saw him and King Dixon run all over Clemson on Big Thursday.
Couldn't agree with you more. Loved his insights but his wit was the best. Don't know anything about his being blackballed. He was constantly in the news in Atlanta.I really only knew him as a broadcaster. One of the classic sports shows ever was the Saturday night football review preview on the old TBS. It was done live from Fulton County Stadium.
Alex was great. Don't know why he disappeared from the airwaves. He was as good as Madden. I think he might have been blackballed.
It's only a guess. He was so good but disappeared from the airwaves. Maybe it was something he didn't want to do anymore. But I think we'll find out as the obituaries and memories are written.Couldn't agree with you more. Loved his insights but his wit was the best. Don't know anything about his being blackballed. He was constantly in the news in Atlanta.
The Hawk had a habit of saying whatever he was thinking at the moment and criticized Staubach on the air for being prissy. That may be why he was dropped from broadcasting.
I was at USC for the same years as Alex and he was a dedicated BMOC and was mostly with the girls. As a 175 pound halfback playing both offense and defense, he did not give the opposing wide receivers much room and liked to run up at the snap and prang them before they could take their routes. Coach Shula at Baltimore tried several unsuccessful ways to keep the Hawk from slipping out of his room the night before a game but none were completely successful.
He was drafted by the Packers with a bonus of $25,000 and then messed up his arm hand cranking his old car. I may have to dig out my copy of his book and read it again. We do not see his like on the field anymore. Pity. Sleep well Hawk.
For a man to be both a Carolina Gamecock and a Baltimore Colt distinguishes him as much as anything ever could in my book. Disclaimer: my affection for the Baltimore Colts did NOT transfer to Indianapolis.
Exactly - and the Colts died to me when they left Baltimore."C...O...L...T...S !!!" I visited Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, probably in the early 80's. I loved the Baltimore Colts growing up. It was a special moment
mine tooJust received confirmation from GoGamecocks.com...Double whammy for me as the Baltimore Colts were my team back in the day...God Bless...