Greg Hawthorne (born September 5, 1956) is a former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
player with the
National Football League
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. Drafted out of
Baylor University
Baylor University is a private Baptist Christian research university in Waco, Texas. Baylor was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and one of the ...
, 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. 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.
As a
running back
A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball,
and block. Ther ...
,
tight end
The tight end (TE) is a position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football, on the offense. The tight end is often a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Lik ...
, and
wide receiver, he accumulated 527 rushing yards and 92 receptions between 1979 and 1987.
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Career stats
1956 births
Living people
Players of American football from Fort Worth, Texas
American football running backs
American football tight ends
American football wide receivers
Baylor Bears football players
Pittsburgh Steelers players
New England Patriots players
Indianapolis Colts players
National Football League replacement players
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