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| Position: | Running back / tight end / wide receiver | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | September 5, 1956 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Fort Worth (TX) Polytechnic | ||||||||||||
| College: | Baylor | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1979 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28 | ||||||||||||
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Greg Hawthorne (born September 5, 1956) is a former American football player with the National Football League (NFL). Drafted out of Baylor University, Hawthorne played nine seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. As a rookie, he won a Super Bowl ring with the Steelers in Super Bowl XIV over the Los Angeles Rams. He also played for the New England Patriots (including playing in Super Bowl XX), and for the Indianapolis Colts.[1] In the 1985 AFC Championship game, as a member of the Patriots, Hawthorne recovered a Dolphins fumble that was pivotal in the Patriots upset victory. [2]
As a running back, tight end, and wide receiver, he accumulated 527 rushing yards and 92 receptions between 1979 and 1987.
References
- ↑ "Super Bowl XX - Chicago Bears vs. New England Patriots - January 26th, 1986". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ↑ Eskenazi, Gerald (January 13, 1986). "Bears and Patriots Advance to Super Bowl; Dolphins Err in 31-14 Rout". The New York Times.
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