Autographs of Connie Hawkins

Cornelius Lance "Connie" Hawkins (July 17, 1942 – October 6, 2017) was an American professional basketball player. A New York City playground legend, "the Hawk" was to play basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes but was unjustly implicated in a point-shaving scandal that saw him kicked out of school as a freshman and essentially blackballed from the NBA. Hawkins found refuge with the Pittsburgh Rens of the American Basketball League, where he won the 1961 league MVP before the league folded. He played four years for the famed exhibition team Harlem Globetrotters before getting to play in the American Basketball Association with the Pittsburgh Pipers in 1967. He won the first league MVP award by averaging 26.8 points and led the team to the ABA championship. After a stellar second season, Hawkins was allowed to play in the NBA after a lawsuit filed on his behalf proved successful in stirring public opinion. Wracked with injuries, Hawkins would play seven seasons in the NBA for three different teams, most notably the Phoenix Suns before retiring in 1976 at the age of 34. In eleven seasons of professional basketball, Hawkins was an All-Star six times (four NBA, two ABA) while being named a First Team player in each of the three leagues he played in. Hawkins was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992.
Hawkins was born on July 17, 1942, in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. He was one of six children, whose father left the family when he was 10; supported by a mother who worked as a cook while suffering from glaucoma. He attended Boys High School, and played for coach Mickey Fisher. Hawkins soon became a fixture at Rucker Park, a legendary outdoor court where he battled against some of the best players in the world, such as Wilt Chamberlain.
Hawkins did not play much until his junior year at Boys High. Hawkins was All-City first team as a junior as Boys went undefeated and won New York's Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) title in 1959. During his senior year he averaged 25.5 points per game, including one game in which he scored 60, and Boys again went undefeated and won the 1960 PSAL title. In 1960, he was named a Parade magazine high school All-American. Hawkins then signed a scholarship offer to play at the University of Iowa.
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Traded items with a signature of Connie Hawkins

The most expensive item with a signature of Connie Hawkins (SIGNED Foul! The Connie Hawkins Story by Connie Hawkins First Edition 1972 HCDJ) was sold in April 2025 for £615.76 while the cheapest item (Phoenix Suns signed autograph photo lot Connie Hawkins Dennis Johnson Gorilla) found a new owner for £7.92 in November 2023. The month with the most items sold (6) was May 2025 with an average selling price of £161.07 for an autographed item of Connie Hawkins. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2024 with £395.54 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £7.96 was December 2023. In average, an autographed item from Connie Hawkins is worth £39.41.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Connie Hawkins were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Connie Hawkins Autograph 8X10 Photograph - AUTHENTICATED BY BECKETT #00012685111	£47.90
	Connie Hawkins Autographed 1972-73 Topps Basketball Card #30 NBA Hall of Fame	£36.88
	Connie Hawkins Autographed Phoenix Suns 1994 Photo 8 X 10	£19.52
	Connie Hawkins Autographed Signed 8.5x11 Photo Sheet Los Angeles Lakers Beckett	£22.84
	Connie Hawkins Signed Autograph 8x10 Photo Los Angeles Lakers JSA	£44.49
	Connie Hawkins Signed Photo Framed 11x14 Display ABA Pittsburgh Pipers	£125.01
	JOHN STOCKTON, JERRY WEST, CONNIE HAWKINS, HOT ROD HUNDLEY SIGNED HCB BOOK JSA	£56.62
	JOHN STOCKTON, JERRY WEST, CONNIE HAWKINS, HOT ROD HUNDLEY SIGNED HCB BOOK JSA	£162.81
	JOHN STOCKTON, JERRY WEST, CONNIE HAWKINS, HOT ROD HUNDLEY SIGNED HCB BOOK JSA	£162.81
	JOHN STOCKTON, JERRY WEST, CONNIE HAWKINS, HOT ROD HUNDLEY SIGNED HCB BOOK JSA	£159.33
	JOHN STOCKTON, JERRY WEST, CONNIE HAWKINS, HOT ROD HUNDLEY SIGNED HCB BOOK JSA	£159.33
	Phoenix Suns greats Connie Hawkins-Walt Davis-Dick Van Arsdale Autographed Ball	£368.91
	Phoenix Suns greats Connie Hawkins-Walt Davis-Dick Van Arsdale Autographed Ball	£371.76
	PHX Suns Autographed Novelty Basketball - Connie Hawkins	£40.91
	PHX Suns Autographed Novelty Basketball - Connie Hawkins	£24.07