Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Hawkins ndiye mutambi wegumi nematatu akasarudzwa mu1959 NFL Draft, asi akaburitswa pakati paGunyana nemurairidzi-wekutanga-gore Vince Lombardi weNFL. Hawkins akatorwa neBaltimore Colts, uye vakadzokorora vachiti
NFL inokunda mumwaka wayo wokutanga, ichikunda New York Giants mumutambo wokukunda mukurumbira muBaltimore.