Nate Hawkins

{{Short description|American football player (1950–2021)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Nate Hawkins

| image =

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| number = 86

| position = Wide receiver

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1950|2|8|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|01|31|1950|02|08}}

| death_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 190

| high_school = Booker T. Washington (Houston, Texas)

| college = UNLV

| draftyear = 1972

| draftround = 16

| draftpick = 403

| pastteams =

• Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1975}})

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 11

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 32

| statlabel3 = Receptions

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = HawkNa00

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Nathaniel Alfred Hawkins (February 8, 1950 – January 31, 2021) was an American professional football wide receiver who played one season with the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL).{{cite web|title=Nate Hawkins NFL Football Statistics|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HawkNa00.htm|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=7 January 2016}} He played college football for UNLV Rebels football team and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 16th round of the 1972 NFL draft.{{cite web|title=Nate Hawkins, WR at NFL.com|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/natehawkins/2516119/profile|work=NFL.com|access-date=7 January 2016}}

Hawkins died from COVID-19 on January 31, 2021, eight days before his 71st birthday, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas.[https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/obituaries-spring-2021 Obituaries - Spring 2021][https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/houston-tx/nathaniel-hawkins-10035633 Mr. Nathaniel Alfred Hawkins]