Ben Hawkins
Benjamin Charles Hawkins
Born: March 22, 1944
Newark, NJ USA
Deceased: October 9, 2017
Position: WR-SE-FL
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180
College: Arizona St.
High School: Nutley (NJ)
Career: 1966-1975
Drafted: 1966 in Round 3, #36 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Drafted: 1966 in Round 5, #38 overall (AFL) by the New York Jets
Ben Hawkins played from 1966 to 1975 during his career with the Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Bell and Philadelphia Eagles. Hawkins caught 289 passes for 5,176 yards and 35 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1975 | WFL Philadelphia Bell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 12 | 0 | |
| WFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 11 | 8 | 0.7 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 143 | 10.2 | 23 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 59 | 1265 | 21.4 | 87 | 10 |
| 1968 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 42 | 707 | 16.8 | 92 | 5 |
| 1969 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 43 | 761 | 17.7 | 58 | 8 |
| 1970 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 30 | 612 | 20.4 | 78 | 4 |
| 1971 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 37 | 650 | 17.6 | 65 | 4 |
| 1972 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 30 | 512 | 17.1 | 67 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 114 | 19.0 | 37 | 0 |
| 1975 | WFL Philadelphia Bell | 28 | 412 | 14.7 | 51 | 3 |
| NFL | 261 | 4764 | 18.3 | 92 | 32 | |
| WFL | 28 | 412 | 14.7 | 51 | 3 | |
| Totals | 289 | 5176 | 17.9 | 92 | 35 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 38 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 8 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| NFL | 21 | 75 | 3.6 | 38 | 0 | |
| Totals | 21 | 75 | 3.6 | 38 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 250 | 25.0 | 46 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 254 | 21.2 | 46 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 24 | 504 | 21.0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Totals | 24 | 504 | 21.0 | 46 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1967 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| 1968 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1969 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 1970 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1971 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1972 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1975 | WFL Philadelphia Bell | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | |
| WFL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Totals | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 217 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | WFL | Philadelphia Bell | 11 |
