Hawkins aiva mutambi wegumi nematatu akasarudzwa mu1959 NFL Draft, asi akasunungurwa pakati paSeptember nemurairidzi wekutanga-gore Vince Lombardi weDraft. Hawkins akatorwa neBaltimore Colts, uye vakadzokorora semakwikwi eNFL
mumwaka wake wokutanga, achikunda New York Giants mumutambo wokukunda muBaltimore.