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 mwaka wake wekutanga, vachikunda New York Giants mumutambo wetsiva
muBaltimore.