Rip Hawkins
Ross Cooper Hawkins
Born: April 21, 1939
Winchester, TN USA
Deceased: July 28, 2015
Position: LB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 235
College: North Carolina
High School: Sewanee Military Academy (Sewanee, TN)
Career: 1961-1965
Drafted: 1961 in Round 2, #10 overall (AFL) by the Boston Patriots
Drafted: 1961 in Round 2, #15 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Rip Hawkins played from 1961 to 1965 during his career with the Minnesota Vikings. Hawkins accounted for 20 points in his professional career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 56 | 2 |
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 35 | 1 |
| Totals | 12 | 232 | 19.3 | 56 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1962 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 13 |
| 1962 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 11 |
| 1963 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1964 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1965 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
Honors
1963 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
