Greg Hawthorne

{{Short description|American football player (born 1956)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Greg Hawthorne

| image =

| number = 27, 40, 83

| position = Running back / tight end / wide receiver

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|9|5}}

| birth_place = Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 228

| high_school = Polytechnic {{nowrap|(Fort Worth)}}

| college = Baylor

| draftyear = 1979

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 28

| pastteams =

• Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1979}}–{{NFL Year|1983}})
• New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1984}}–{{NFL Year|1986}})
• Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1987}})

| highlights =

• Super Bowl champion (XIV)

| statlabel1 = Receiving yards

| statvalue1 = 1,112

| statlabel2 = Receptions

| statvalue2 = 92

| statlabel3 = Receiving TDs

| statvalue3 = 4

| statlabel4 = Rushing yards

| statvalue4 = 527

| statlabel5 = Rush attempts

| statvalue5 = 137

| statlabel6 = Rushing TDs

| statvalue6 = 7

| pfr = H/HawtGr00

}}

Greg Hawthorne (born September 5, 1956) is an American former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Baylor Bears and was selected in the first round of the 1979 NFL draft with the 28th overall pick. 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.{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XX - Chicago Bears vs. New England Patriots - January 26th, 1986 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198601260chi.htm |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} 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.{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/13/sports/bears-and-patriots-advance-to-super-bowl-dolphins-err-in-31-14-rout.html | title=Bears and Patriots Advance to Super Bowl; Dolphins Err in 31-14 Rout | newspaper=The New York Times | date=January 13, 1986 | last1=Eskenazi | first1=Gerald }}

As a running back, tight end, and wide receiver, he accumulated 527 rushing yards and 92 receptions between 1979 and 1987.