Hawkins wuxuu ahaa ciyaaryahankii saddex iyo tobnaad ee lagu soo xulay 1959 NFL Draft, laakiin waxaa la sii daayay bartamihii Sebtember tababarihii ugu horreeyay ee sannadka koowaad Vince Lombardi oo ka tirsan Kooxda Ciyaartoyda NFL. Afarta wareeg ee ugu horreeya ee qabashada ayaa la qabtay horraantii Diseembar 1958, ku dhawaad laba bilood ka hor intaan Lombardi la shaqaaleysiin. Hawkins waxaa soo xulay kooxda Baltimore Colts, waxayna ku soo noqdeen horyaalka NFL xilli ciyaareedkiisii ugu horeeyay, iyagoo ka adkaaday kooxda New York Giants ciyaartii horyaalka
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