Name: Dawson Hawkins
Year Inducted: 1973
Category: Coaches
Schools / Organizations:
(Peoria) Central High School
Pekin High School
Biography:
Dawson "Dawdy" Hawkins was one of the premier defensive coaches in the nation. His teams won 580 games and 3 State Championships—1 in Nebraska (1949) and 2 in Illinois with Pekin HS in 1964 and 1967. His teams have finished 2nd in State twice—1948 in Nebraska and in 1953 at Peoria Central. 8times his teams have gone to the State finals. 1953-54-56 with Peoria Central and 1964-65-66-67-73 with Pekin. Coach Hawkins is also a member of the Nebraska Wesleyan Hall of Fame.